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GENUS ANOECTOCHILUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
Synonyms:
Anoectochilus; genus Anoectochilus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus 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 "genus Anoectochilus"):
jewel orchid (any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining)
Holonyms ("genus 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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