PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phalaenopsis amabilis mean? 

• PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS (noun)
  The noun PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS has 1 sense:

1. orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red

  Familiarity information: PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

butterfly plant; Phalaenopsis amabilis

Hypernyms ("Phalaenopsis amabilis" is a kind of...):

moth orchid; moth plant (any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver)

Holonyms ("Phalaenopsis amabilis" is a member of...):

genus Phalaenopsis; Phalaenopsis (genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia)