noun
genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
• Syn: ↑Selenipedium
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
Useful english dictionary. 2012.