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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of orchids of the tribe Vandeæ and subtribe stanhopieæ, known by the short straight column, and broad sepals connivent into a fleshy globular flower.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of orchidaceous plants. See
dove plant .
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- noun botany Any of the
genus Peristeria oforchidaceous plants .
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From the genus name.
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