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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The Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is an epiphyte - a plant that grows on another plant but gets its own nutrients from the surrounding air and rainwater.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is emitting its delightful aroma at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022
Now this highly pungent orchid – Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis – is in bloom for the first time in a glasshouse at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2019
To illustrate this, the Smithsonian exhibit will include a “green wall” of cloned phalaenopsis orchids.
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2015
The variety of Dendrobium phalaenopsis hereafter to bear Baron Schröder’s name was sent to Kew by Forbes about 1857.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
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