VANDA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does vanda mean? 

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

1. any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VANDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("vanda" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vanda"):

blue orchid; Vanda caerulea (famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers)

Holonyms ("vanda" is a member of...):

genus Vanda (genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia)