noun
genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
• Syn: ↑genus Catasetum
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑jumping orchid, ↑Catasetum macrocarpum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.