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PSYCHOPSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium

Synonyms:

genus Psychopsis; Psychopsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Psychopsis"):

butterfly orchid (any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids)

Holonyms ("Psychopsis" 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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