Definition of orchidaceae Orchidaceae
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| orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers | ||
| family Orchidaceae, orchid family | ||
| liliopsid family, monocot family family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
| orchidales, order orchidales order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae | ||
| orchid, orchidaceous plant any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors | ||
| genus orchis type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere | ||
| genus aerides epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes | ||
| angraecum, genus angraecum, genus angrecum genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque | ||
| anoectochilus, genus anoectochilus genus of delicate Asiatic orchids | ||
| aplectrum, genus aplectrum a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae | ||
| genus arethusa genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan | ||
| genus bletia genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers | ||
| bletilla, genus bletilla small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia | ||
| genus brassavola genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids | ||
| brassia, genus brassia genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids | ||
| genus caladenia terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia | ||
| genus calanthe large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids | ||
| calopogon, genus calopogon terrestrial orchids of North America | ||
| genus calypso one species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia | ||
| catasetum, genus catasetum genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences | ||
| genus cattleya large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties | ||
| cephalanthera, genus cephalanthera small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids | ||
| cleistes, genus cleistes terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia | ||
| coeloglossum, genus coeloglossum terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid | ||
| genus coelogyne large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids | ||
| corallorhiza, genus corallorhiza genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions | ||
| coryanthes, genus coryanthes small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids | ||
| cycnoches, genus cycnoches genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids | ||
| genus cymbidium genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera | ||
| cypripedium, genus cypripedium genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum | ||
| dactylorhiza, genus dactylorhiza genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa | ||
| genus dendrobium large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia | ||
| genus disa genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids | ||
| genus dracula, dracula fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker | ||
| dryadella, genus dryadella comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers | ||
| eburophyton, genus eburophyton a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae | ||
| encyclia, genus encyclia large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum | ||
| epidendrum, genus epidendrum large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States | ||
| epipactis, genus epipactis genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers | ||
| genus glossodia, glossodia small genus of Australian orchids | ||
| genus goodyera, goodyera genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers | ||
| genus grammatophyllum, grammatophyllum small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long | ||
| genus gymnadenia, gymnadenia small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia | ||
| genus gymnadeniopsis, gymnadeniopsis genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria | ||
| genus habenaria, habenaria chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis | ||
| genus hexalectris, hexalectris a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae | ||
| genus himantoglossum, himantoglossum small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region | ||
| genus laelia large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes | ||
| genus liparis genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate | ||
| genus listera, listera genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe | ||
| genus malaxis, malaxis large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan | ||
| genus masdevallia large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum | ||
| genus maxillaria large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes | ||
| genus miltonia, miltonia genus of tropical American orchids | ||
| genus odontoglossum large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera | ||
| genus oncidium large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America | ||
| genus ophrys, ophrys a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia | ||
| genus paphiopedilum, paphiopedilum horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium | ||
| genus phaius genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids | ||
| genus phalaenopsis, phalaenopsis genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia | ||
| genus pholidota, pholidota pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata | ||
| genus phragmipedium, phragmipedium genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers | ||
| genus platanthera, platanthera herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres | ||
| genus plectorrhiza, plectorrhiza small genus of Australian orchids | ||
| genus pleione, pleione small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan | ||
| genus pleurothallis large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America | ||
| genus pogonia small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone | ||
| genus psychopsis, psychopsis epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium | ||
| genus pterostylis, pterostylis genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific | ||
| genus rhyncostylis, rhyncostylis genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia | ||
| genus sarcochilus, sarcochilus diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia | ||
| genus scaphosepalum, scaphosepalum comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape | ||
| genus schomburgkia, schomburgkia genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers | ||
| genus selenipedium, selenipedium genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla | ||
| genus sobralia genus of tropical American orchids | ||
| genus spiranthes, spiranthes large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids | ||
| genus stanhopea genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids | ||
| genus stelis genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America | ||
| genus trichoceros, trichoceros small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America | ||
| genus vanda genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia | ||
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Wikipedia 
- Orchidaceae (orchids) is a large flower - family which grows nearly all over the world.
Part of speech
🔤- orchidaceae, noun, singular of orchidaceaes.
