Orchidaceous Plant (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Exotic orchidaceous plants are often found in the humid, tropical regions near the equator where they thrive in the warm, moist air.
- The delicate beauty and diversity of orchidaceous plants have made them a favorite among botanists and gardeners for centuries.
- She spent years cultivating a variety of orchidaceous plants in her greenhouse, experimenting with different techniques to coax the most vibrant blooms.
- The Amazon rainforest is home to over 20,000 species of orchidaceous plants, many of which can only be found in that region.
- In the 19th century, orchidaceous plants were a highly sought-after commodity among European collectors, leading to over-hunting and decimation of many species.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Vanilla
- Spreading Pogonia
- Fragrant Orchid
- Lady Slipper
- Epidendrum Venosum
- Helleborine
- Masdevallia
- Grass Pink
- Aplectrum Hyemale
- Moth Orchid
- Sobralia
- Twayblade
- Texas Purple Spike
- Crested Coral Root
- Green Adder's Mouth
- Swan Orchid
- Puttyroot
- Tulip Orchid
- Ladies' Tresses
- Pansy Orchid
- Eburophyton Austinae
- Arethusa
- Helmet Orchid
- Greater Butterfly Orchid
- Epidendrum Tampense
- Ophrys Muscifera
- Bletilla Striata
- Jumping Orchid
- Epidendron
- Pogonia Rosea
- Disa
- Bletia
- Orchis
- Short-spurred Fragrant Orchid
- Swan-flower
- Venus' Slipper
- Jewel Orchid
- Encyclia Venosa
- Pogonia
- Calypso Bulbosa
- Habenaria Bifolia
- Bee Orchid
- Maxillaria
- Slipper Orchid
- Calanthe
- Butterfly Plant
- Pleurothallis
- Cattleya Citrina
- Rattlesnake Orchid
- Odontoglossum
- Lesser Butterfly Orchid
- Tangle Orchid
- Habenaria Chlorantha
- Liparis
- Stanhopea
- Common Spotted Orchid
- Phaius
- Fringed Orchis
- Malaxis Ophioglossoides
- Venus's Shoe
- Brassavola
- Broad-leaved Twayblade
- Orange-blossom Orchid
- Satyr Orchid
- Indian Crocus
- Calopogon Tuberosum
- Rattlesnake Plantain
- Cypripedia
- Helmetflower
- Angrecum
- Lady-slipper
- Vanda
- Aerides
- Butterfly Orchid
- Caladenia
- Liparis Loeselii
- Lesser Twayblade
- Coelogyne
- Phantom Orchid
- Ladies' Slipper
- Calypso
- Dendrobium
- Tongueflower
- Oncidium
- Coral Root
- Frog Orchid
- Spider Orchid
- Cleistes Divaricata
- Dactylorhiza Maculata Fuchsii
- Rosebud Orchid
- Laelia
- Foxtail Orchid
- Pogonia Divaricata
- Stelis
- Prairie White-fringed Orchid
- Cymbid
- Fen Orchid
- Lizard Orchid
- Cattleya
- Fly Orchid
- Swanneck
- Marsh Orchid
- Swan-neck
- Lady's Slipper
- Rein Orchid