ENCYCLIA CITRINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Encyclia citrina mean? 

• ENCYCLIA CITRINA (noun)
  The noun ENCYCLIA CITRINA has 1 sense:

1. Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya

  Familiarity information: ENCYCLIA CITRINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENCYCLIA CITRINA (noun)

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Meaning:

Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cattleya citrina; Encyclia citrina; tulip orchid

Hypernyms ("Encyclia citrina" 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 ("Encyclia citrina" is a member of...):

Encyclia; genus Encyclia (large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum)