genus catasetum

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   genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences

   SynonymsCatasetum

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus catasetum

What does genus catasetum mean?

genus catasetum means "genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences".

What is another word for genus catasetum?

Close synonyms include Catasetum. 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 catasetum a common word?

genus catasetum 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.