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INDIAN CROCUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Indian crocus" 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 ("Indian crocus" is a member of...):
genus Pleione; Pleione (small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan)