noun
genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque
• Syn: ↑Angraecum, ↑genus Angraecum
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑angrecum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.