ORCHID TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orchid tree mean? 

• ORCHID TREE (noun)
  The noun ORCHID TREE has 1 sense:

1. small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood

  Familiarity information: ORCHID TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORCHID TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bauhinia variegata; mountain ebony; orchid tree

Hypernyms ("orchid tree" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("orchid tree" is a member of...):

Bauhinia; genus Bauhinia (mountain ebony, orchid tree)