oncidium

enUK

on·ci·di·um

O0075460 (ŏn-sĭd′ē-əm, ŏng-kĭd′-)n. Any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of showy flowers.

[New Latin Oncidium, genus name : Greek onkos, barb, hook (from the shape of its labellum) + New Latin -idium, diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion).]

oncidium

(ɒnˈsɪdɪəm) n (Plants) an American orchid with small yellow and brown clusters of flowers

on•cid•i•um

(ɒnˈsɪd i əm)

n. any of numerous American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of showy flowers. [< New Latin (1800)]

Thesaurus

Noun

oncidium - any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplantsdancing lady orchid, butterfly orchid, butterfly plantorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsgenus Oncidium - large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America

Oncidium

a genus of plants of the family Orchidaceae. They are epiphytes, generally with rhizomatous, thickened stems, or pseudobulbs, bearing at the apex one or two leaves. The many-flowered inflorescence is racemose or panicled. In certain species, some of the flowers are sterile. The odd and showy blooms of some species, for example, the butterfly plant (O. papilio), resemble exotic insects. The flowers, which measure as much as 7 to 11 cm across, are yellow or brown with green, white, or reddish spots or stripes.

There are approximately 350 species of Oncidium, distributed from southern Florida and Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay. The plants grow in tropical rain forests and in the mountains. Many species and hybrids are cultivated for cut flowers.

oncidium

on·ci·di·um

oncidium

on•cid•i•um

Oncidium

Oncidium

oncidium

Synonyms for oncidium

noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers

Synonyms

Related Words