genus angraecum

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   genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque

   Synonymsgenus AngrecumAngraecum

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus angraecum

What does genus angraecum mean?

genus angraecum means "genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque".

What is another word for genus angraecum?

Close synonyms include genus Angrecum, Angraecum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus angraecum a common word?

genus angraecum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.