PLEUROTHALLIS

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Meaning:

Any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pleurothallis" 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 ("pleurothallis" is a member of...):

genus Pleurothallis (large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America)

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