PHALAENOPSIS


Meaning of PHALAENOPSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfa-lə-ˈnäp-səs ]

noun

( plural -nopsis also phal·ae·nop·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phalaina moth + -opsis

Date: 1846

: any of a genus ( Phalaenopsis ) of ornamental epiphytic orchids of southeastern Asia and Australia having fleshy leaves and large showy flowers with broad lateral petals

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