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- proper noun A
genus in the familyOrchidaceae ; the boat orchids.
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Examples
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(Soundbite of song, "Cymbidium") Mr.N. CLINE: So, I just wanted to have a symbol, in a way, of her be the title.
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(Soundbite of song, "Cymbidium") HANSEN: That's a kind of orchid.
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Like Alex Cline, Nels Cline immortalizes his mother's memory, most consciously with the droning electric ending statement, "Cymbidium," which commemorates his late mother's penchant for growing orchids.
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In the warm temperate zone members of the genera Cymbidium, Calanthe and Bletilla are not uncommon.
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There are a few common, popular and preferred home planting varieties of orchid such as Ascocenda, Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Miltonia, Odontoglossums, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis and Vanda.
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Many of the Cattleya, Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Paphiopedilum and Vanda we admire at the Expositions or Fairs are the result of the patient labor of the successful breeder.
Orchids of Mexico 1997
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The acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceae, a Cymbidium, and some ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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-- Went to the Lohit, gathered Cymbidium giganteum, two or three ferns, and a Rafflesia in its several stages.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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_Cymbidium eburneum, _ which is common between elevations of
The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty Francis Edward Younghusband 1902
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_Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Bolbophyllum, _ and _Cypripedium, _ inhabit cool climates at elevations above 4000 feet in Khasia, and as high as 6000 to 7000 in Sikkim.
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