CALANTHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calanthe mean? 

• CALANTHE (noun)
  The noun CALANTHE has 1 sense:

1. any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise

  Familiarity information: CALANTHE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALANTHE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("calanthe" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Holonyms ("calanthe" is a member of...):

genus Calanthe (large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids)