oncidium

[on-sid-ee-uh m]

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noun

any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing great variety in size, form, and color.

Origin of oncidium

< New Latin (1800), equivalent to Greek onk(o)- (combining form of ónkos barb of an arrow) + New Latin -idium -idium; so called from the crests on the labellum

Also called dancing lady orchid.

Examples from the Web for oncidium

Historical Examples

In this Oncidium, then, we have evidently a record of many bygone processes.
Omphalos
Philip Henry Gosse
But as for Oncidium splendidum he had not so much as heard of it.
The Woodlands Orchids
Frederick Boyle
Except in Oncidium, there is no longer a veliger stage in development.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5
Various
Thus it appears that the Oncidium fills a gap—and how gloriously!
About Orchids
Frederick Boyle
But on the table before me now stands a wreath of Oncidium crispum which I cannot pass by.
About Orchids
Frederick Boyle

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Examples from the Web for oncidium

Historical Examples

In this Oncidium, then, we have evidently a record of many bygone processes.

But as for Oncidium splendidum he had not so much as heard of it.

Except in Oncidium, there is no longer a veliger stage in development.

Thus it appears that the Oncidium fills a gap—and how gloriously!

But on the table before me now stands a wreath of Oncidium crispum which I cannot pass by.

Origin of oncidium