genus masdevallia

Noun
  1. Large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube;
    Includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum (synset 112092920)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: masdevallia - 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
    belongs to: 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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