epidendrum

[ ep-i-den-druhm ]

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noun

any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Epidendrum, having variously colored, often showy flowers.

From New Latin, dating back to 1785–95; epi-, -dendron

We’d only walked for about 10 minutes when Bechtold pointed out an Epidendrum ciliare, the most common orchid on Saba, perched on a tree.

It looks like a depauperate L. epidendrum, but seems to be constantly collected.

Loddigesii, which was introduced to Europe a few years earlier, passed under the name of Epidendrum.

Cruger's case here referred to is doubtless the cleistogamic fertilisation of Epidendrum, etc.

From the ever-green forests of Papantla and Nautla comes the epidendrum vanilla, whose odoriferous fruit is used as a perfume.

Indeed, the sweet-scented little epidendrum called by the Chinese, lan, is continually used to suggest the Kuei and its inmates.

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