ONCIDIUM

Meaning of ONCIDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ än-ˈsi-dē-əm, äŋ-ˈki- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

ONCIDIUM — noun see: angle Date: circa 1868 any of a genus ( Oncidium ) of showy tropical American chiefly epiphytic orchids
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONCIDIUM — änˈsidēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from onc- + -idium; from the shape of the labellum 1. capitalized : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONCIDIUM — (n.) A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. Papilio) resembles a butterfly.
Английский словарь Webster
ONCIDIUM — ( n. ) A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. Papilio) resembles a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCIDIUM — /on sid"ee euhm/ , n. any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCIDIUM — noun a genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (o. papilio) resembles a butterfly.
Webster English vocab
ONCIDIUM — [on.cid.i.um] n [NL, fr. Gk onkos barbed hook--more at angle] (ca. 1868): any of a genus (Oncidium) of showy tropical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONCIDIUM — genus of some 450 species of tropical and subtropical American orchids, family Orchidaceae, that vary greatly in size and shape. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONCIDIUM — Pronunciation: än- ' si-d ē - ə m, ä ŋ - ' ki- Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPREAD-EAGLE ORCHID — noun : a showy tropical American orchid ( Oncidium carthaginense ) having spreading petals
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUTTERFLY PLANT — noun 1. : oncidium 2 2. : an East Indian orchid ( Phalaenopsis amabilis ) having spikes of white-and-yellow flowers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DANCING-LADY ORCHID — /dan"sing lay"dee, dahn"-/ any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUTTERFLY ORCHID — 1. an epiphytic South American orchid, Oncidium papilio, having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers. 2. either of two terrestrial Old …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUTTERFLY ORCHID — any plant of the genus Platanthera (or Habenaria), family Orchidaceae, which has about 100 species native to Eurasia, North Africa, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ОРХИДНЫЕ — (Orchidaceae), одно из самых крупных семейств растений, в состав которого входит множество в высшей степени красивых видов. Подавляющее большинство орхидных …
Русский словарь Colier

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