AERIDES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any orchid of the genus Aerides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("aerides" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Holonyms ("aerides" is a member of...):

genus Aerides (epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes)

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