noun
small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
• Syn: ↑Bletilla
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Bletilla striata, ↑Bletia striata
Useful english dictionary. 2012.