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ANOECTOCHILUS

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Meaning:

Genus of delicate Asiatic orchids

Synonyms:

Anoectochilus; genus Anoectochilus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Anoectochilus"):

jewel orchid (any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining)

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

family Orchidaceae; orchid family; Orchidaceae (enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers)

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