noun
large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑maxillaria
Useful english dictionary. 2012.