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
Example Sentences
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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
The ambassador of the orchid’s new ubiquity is the Phalaenopsis, in a Calvin Klein-underwear white.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2019
This past November researchers published the first orchid genome, for the tropical epiphyte Phalaenopsis equestris.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 25, 2015
But after negotiation some of the men led Roebelin to see the Phalaenopsis.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
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