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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum
Synonyms:
Encyclia; genus Encyclia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Encyclia" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Encyclia"):
Cattleya citrina; Encyclia citrina; tulip orchid (Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya)
butterfly orchid; Encyclia tampensis; Epidendrum tampense (orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum)
butterfly orchid; butterfly orchis; Encyclia venosa; Epidendrum venosum (Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip)
Holonyms ("Encyclia" 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)
