noun
type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑orchis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.