COELOGYNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coelogyne mean? 

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

1. any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• COELOGYNE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("coelogyne" 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 ("coelogyne" is a member of...):

genus Coelogyne (large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids)