ODONTOGLOSSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does odontoglossum mean? 

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

1. any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ODONTOGLOSSUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

genus Odontoglossum (large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera)

 Context examples 

The vegetation had again changed, and only the vegetable ivory tree remained, with a great profusion of wonderful orchids, among which I learned to recognize the rare Nuttonia Vexillaria and the glorious pink and scarlet blossoms of Cattleya and odontoglossum.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)