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Selenipedium

noun

genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla

• Syn: ↑genus Selenipedium

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family

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\\sə̇ˌlēnəˈpēdēəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from selen- (I) + Greek pedion plain, flat surface — more at pedion

: a genus of large reedlike tropical American orchids that is closely related to Cypripedium and includes forms with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla

Useful english dictionary. 2012.