ONCIDIUM


Meaning of ONCIDIUM in English

Pronunciation: än- ' si-d ē - ə m, ä ŋ - ' ki-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek onkos barbed hook ― more at ANGLE

Date: circa 1868

: any of a genus ( Oncidium ) of showy tropical American chiefly epiphytic orchids

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