noun
large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑vanilla, ↑vanilla orchid, ↑Vanilla planifolia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.