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SWAN-NECK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swan-neck mean?
• SWAN-NECK (noun)
The noun SWAN-NECK has 1 sense:
1. any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
Familiarity information: SWAN-NECK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
swan-flower; swan-neck; swan orchid; swanflower; swanneck
Hypernyms ("swan-neck" 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 ("swan-neck" is a member of...):
Cycnoches; genus Cycnoches (genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids)
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