vanda

[ van-duh ]

/ ˈvæn də /

noun

any of several epiphytic orchids of the genus Vanda, of tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers.

Nearby words

Origin of vanda

1795–1805; < New Latin < Sanskrit vandā mistletoe

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Examples from the Web for vanda

Vanda ends up being much less of a airhead than she initially appears.
Polanski and Jarmusch at Cannes|Richard Porton|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Vanda Felbab-Brown looks at President Felipe Calderon's promising new strategy.
How to Win Mexico's Drug War|Vanda Felbab-Brown|March 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At this moment, in fact, I recall but two exceptions, Vanda and Phalœnopsis.
About Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Whenever I can get Acropera would be a very good time for me to look at Vanda in spirits, which you so kindly preserved for me.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin

At Vanda's, in a harlot's bed, she gave herself, sold herself!
His Excellency the Minister|Jules Claretie
Between him, and Otto, and Vanda, we have made no difference—we have never thought of him only as our own child.
The Waif of the "Cynthia"|Andr Laurie and Jules Verne
At this place I gathered a fine blue Vanda, and a curious tree habitu Thespiæ: stigmatibus 4.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for vanda

vanda

/ (ˈvændə) /

noun

any epiphytic orchid of the E hemisphere genus Vanda, having white, mauve, blue, or greenish fragrant flowers

Word Origin for vanda

C19: New Latin, from Hindi vandā mistletoe, from Sanskrit

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