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SWANNECK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
Synonyms:
swan-flower; swan-neck; swan orchid; swanflower; swanneck
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("swanneck" 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 ("swanneck" is a member of...):
Cycnoches; genus Cycnoches (genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids)