DENDROBIUM


Meaning of DENDROBIUM in English

/den droh"bee euhm/ , n.

any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Dendrobium, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having variously colored, often showy flowers.

[ dendro- DENDRO- + NL -bium -bion, neut. of -bios -lived, having such a life, living on (adj. deriv. of bíos life; see BIO-) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .