genus masdevallia

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   large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus masdevallia

What does genus masdevallia mean?

genus masdevallia means "large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum".

Is genus masdevallia a common word?

genus masdevallia 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.