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JEWEL ORCHID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jewel orchid mean?
• JEWEL ORCHID (noun)
The noun JEWEL ORCHID has 1 sense:
1. any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
Familiarity information: JEWEL ORCHID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("jewel orchid" 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 ("jewel orchid" is a member of...):
Anoectochilus; genus Anoectochilus (genus of delicate Asiatic orchids)
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