odontoglossum

American  

[oh-don-tuh-glos-uhm] / oʊˌdɒn təˈglɒs əm /

noun

1. any epiphytic orchid of the genus Odontoglossum, of the mountainous regions from Bolivia to Mexico.

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odontoglossum British  

/ ɒˌdɒntəˈɡlɒsəm /

noun

1. any epiphytic orchid of the tropical American genus Odontoglossum, having clusters of brightly coloured flowers

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Etymology

Origin of odontoglossum

< New Latin (1816) < Greek odonto- odonto- + glôss ( a ) tongue + New Latin -um neuter noun suffix

Example Sentences

Now the conservatory was what Miss Mapp considered a potting-shed with a glass roof, and the orchids were one anæmic odontoglossum, and there would scarcely be room besides that for Mrs. Poppit and Mr. Wyse.

From Miss Mapp by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)

"Oh, she of the golden hair and the white odontoglossum," sighed the little Frenchman, rolling up his eyes.

From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax

She held in her hand an orchid, its structure that of an odontoglossum, but of a delicate green colour heavily splashed with scarlet—a weird and unnatural-looking bloom.

From Tales of Chinatown by Rohmer, Sax

In the cool or odontoglossum house a considerable degree of moisture must be maintained at all times, for in these the plants keep growing more or less continuously.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

The finest species is the odontoglossum, having long, chocolate-colored petals, margined with yellow.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James