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cymbidium

American

[sim-bid-ee-uhm] / sɪmˈbɪd i əm /

noun

any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers.

cymbidium British

/ sɪmˈbɪdɪəm /

noun

a genus, Cymbidium , of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers

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Etymology

Origin of cymbidium

1799; < New Latin < Greek kýmb ( ē ) ( see cymbiform) + -idion -idium

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As an afterthought it raises 3,000,000 rabbits, 10,000 chinchillas and most of the country's cymbidium orchids.

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On a 4,500-acre ranch near Santa Barbara and on an estate in Australia, he raises cymbidium orchids for florists.

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