oncidium

[ on-sid-ee-uhm ]

/ ɒnˈsɪd i əm /

noun

any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing great variety in size, form, and color.

Also called dancing lady orchid.

Origin of oncidium

<New Latin (1800), equivalent to Greek onk(o)- (combining form of ónkos barb of an arrow) + New Latin -idium-idium; so called from the crests on the labellum

Words nearby oncidium

once-over-lightly, oncer, once upon a time, Onchocerca, onchocerciasis, oncidium, on cloud nine, onco-, oncocyte, oncocytic hepatocellular tumor, oncocytoma

Example sentences from the Web for oncidium

Except in Oncidium, there is no longer a veliger stage in development.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
He was looking for orchids, however, and who could have expected to find an Oncidium buried among herbage in the open ground?
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
This is important, as it explains all the astounding projections on the labellum of Oncidium, Phalaenopsis, etc.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
In this Oncidium, then, we have evidently a record of many bygone processes.
Omphalos|Philip Henry Gosse

But on the table before me now stands a wreath of Oncidium crispum which I cannot pass by.
About Orchids|Frederick Boyle

单词	oncidium
释义	oncidium [ on-sid-ee-uhm ] / ɒnˈsɪd i əm / noun any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing great variety in size, form, and color. Also called dancing lady orchid. Origin of oncidium <New Latin (1800), equivalent to Greek onk(o)- (combining form of ónkos barb of an arrow) + New Latin -idium-idium; so called from the crests on the labellum Words nearby oncidium once-over-lightly, oncer, once upon a time, Onchocerca, onchocerciasis, oncidium, on cloud nine, onco-, oncocyte, oncocytic hepatocellular tumor, oncocytoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oncidium Except in Oncidium, there is no longer a veliger stage in development. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various He was looking for orchids, however, and who could have expected to find an Oncidium buried among herbage in the open ground? The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle This is important, as it explains all the astounding projections on the labellum of Oncidium, Phalaenopsis, etc. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin In this Oncidium, then, we have evidently a record of many bygone processes. Omphalos\|Philip Henry Gosse But on the table before me now stands a wreath of Oncidium crispum which I cannot pass by. About Orchids\|Frederick Boyle
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