Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of epiphytic orchids, of the tribe Vandeæ and subtribe Cyrtopodieæ.
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- noun Any of the
genus Zygopetalum ofSouth American orchids .
Etymologies
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From the genus name.
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Examples
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Happily he was standing with his back to the light in one of the orchid-houses, enjoying the drowsy warmth of the atmosphere, and Mabel was engrossed with the contemplation of a fine zygopetalum, which was just making up its mind to bloom.
Vixen, Volume II. 1875
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