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ANGRAECUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque

Synonyms:

Angraecum; genus Angraecum; genus Angrecum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Angraecum"):

angrecum (any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers)

Holonyms ("Angraecum" 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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