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ENCYCLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Encyclia mean? 

ENCYCLIA (noun)
  The noun ENCYCLIA has 1 sense:

1. large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrumplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


ENCYCLIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Encyclia; genus Encyclia

Hypernyms ("Encyclia" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Encyclia"):

Cattleya citrina; Encyclia citrina; tulip orchid (Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya)

butterfly orchid; Encyclia tampensis; Epidendrum tampense (orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum)

butterfly orchid; butterfly orchis; Encyclia venosa; Epidendrum venosum (Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip)

Holonyms ("Encyclia" is a member of...):

family Orchidaceae; orchid family; Orchidaceae (enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers)


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