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BLETIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bletia mean? 

BLETIA (noun)
  The noun BLETIA has 1 sense:

1. any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowersplay

  Familiarity information: BLETIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLETIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bletia" 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 ("bletia" is a member of...):

genus Bletia (genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers)


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