noun
genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers
• Syn: ↑genus Schomburgkia
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
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\(ˈ)shäm|bərkēə, -bu̇r-\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Robert H. Schomburgk died 1865 British traveler and explorer + New Latin -ia
: a genus of So. American epiphytic orchids having showy racemose flowers borne either on a scape from pseudobulbs or on a long fleshy stem
Useful english dictionary. 2012.