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ONCIDIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
Synonyms:
butterfly orchid; butterfly plant; dancing lady orchid; oncidium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oncidium" 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 ("oncidium" is a member of...):
genus Oncidium (large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America)
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