noun
small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
• Syn: ↑genus Coryanthes
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑helmetflower, ↑helmet orchid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.