Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of orchids of the tribe Epidendreœ and the subtribe Pleurothalleœ.
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- noun Any
orchid in thegenus Masdevallia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube
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