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PSYCHOPSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Psychopsis mean? 

PSYCHOPSIS (noun)
  The noun PSYCHOPSIS has 1 sense:

1. epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidiumplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PSYCHOPSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Psychopsis; Psychopsis

Hypernyms ("Psychopsis" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "Psychopsis"):

butterfly orchid (any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids)

Holonyms ("Psychopsis" 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)


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