MASDEVALLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does masdevallia mean? 

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

1. any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASDEVALLIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube

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Nouns denoting plants

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

genus Masdevallia (large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum)