ONCIDIUM

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Meaning:

Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants

Synonyms:

butterfly orchid; butterfly plant; dancing lady orchid; oncidium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

genus Oncidium (large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America)

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