genus vanda

Noun
  1. Genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia (synset 112106357)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym:
    • vanda - any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
    • blue orchid, vanda caerulea - famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
    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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