genus bletilla

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   small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia

   SynonymsBletilla

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus bletilla

What does genus bletilla mean?

genus bletilla means "small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia".

What is another word for genus bletilla?

Close synonyms include Bletilla. 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 bletilla a common word?

genus bletilla 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.