genus paphiopedilum

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   horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium

   SynonymsPaphiopedilum

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus paphiopedilum

What does genus paphiopedilum mean?

genus paphiopedilum means "horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium".

What is another word for genus paphiopedilum?

Close synonyms include Paphiopedilum. 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 paphiopedilum a common word?

genus paphiopedilum 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.