GENUS COELOGYNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Coelogyne mean? 

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

1. large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS COELOGYNE (noun)

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Meaning:

Large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Coelogyne" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "genus Coelogyne"):

coelogyne (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)

Holonyms ("genus Coelogyne" is a member of...):

family Orchidaceae; orchid family; Orchidaceae (enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers)