SOBRALIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sobralia mean? 

• SOBRALIA (noun)
  The noun SOBRALIA has 1 sense:

1. any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOBRALIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya

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Nouns denoting plants

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

genus Sobralia (genus of tropical American orchids)