Brassia
noun
Bras·sia
ˈbrasēə
: a genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids (family Orchidaceae) with one or two leaves to each pseudobulb and striking axillary racemes of flowers with narrow long-tailed sepals and warty lips see spider orchid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from William Brass †1783 English botanical collector + New Latin -ia