SARCOCHILUS FALCATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcochilus falcatus mean? 

• SARCOCHILUS FALCATUS (noun)
  The noun SARCOCHILUS FALCATUS has 1 sense:

1. diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip

  Familiarity information: SARCOCHILUS FALCATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARCOCHILUS FALCATUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

orange-blossom orchid; Sarcochilus falcatus

Hypernyms ("Sarcochilus falcatus" 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 ("Sarcochilus falcatus" is a member of...):

genus Sarcochilus; Sarcochilus (diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia)