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ANOECTOCHILUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anoectochilus mean?
• ANOECTOCHILUS (noun)
The noun ANOECTOCHILUS has 1 sense:
1. genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
Familiarity information: ANOECTOCHILUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Anoectochilus; genus Anoectochilus
Hypernyms ("Anoectochilus" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Anoectochilus"):
jewel orchid (any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining)
Holonyms ("Anoectochilus" 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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