phalaenopsis
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of phalaenopsis
< New Latin (1825), equivalent to Greek phál ( l ) ain ( a ) moth + -opsis -opsis; reflecting the popular name moth orchid
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He recommends using a potting mix labeled for Phalaenopsis orchids, which are also epiphytic.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
“I don’t know if he would run into a burning building to save a Phalaenopsis from Trader Joe’s, but he told me once, ‘I’ve never thrown out a plant’ and that’s probably true.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Both are covered with moss and studded with Phalaenopsis in a decorous but eye-catching range of whites and pinks.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
This past November researchers published the first orchid genome, for the tropical epiphyte Phalaenopsis equestris.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 25, 2015
This is important, as it explains all the astounding projections on the labellum of Oncidium, Phalaenopsis, etc.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
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