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COELOGYNE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coelogyne" 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 ("coelogyne" is a member of...):
genus Coelogyne (large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids)
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