family_orchidaceae
1. [ noun ] (biology,botany) enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
Synonyms: orchid_family Orchidaceae
Related terms: monocot_family Orchidales orchid Aplectrum genus_Bletia genus_Aerides Calopogon genus_Arethusa Cephalanthera Bletilla Corallorhiza Brassia genus_Brassavola Cypripedium Dracula genus_Calypso Catasetum genus_Cattleya Grammatophyllum Cleistes Coeloglossum genus_Coelogyne Listera Coryanthes Cycnoches genus_Cymbidium Dactylorhiza genus_Caladenia genus_Dendrobium Plectorrhiza genus_Pleurothallis Dryadella Eburophyton Encyclia Epidendrum Epipactis Glossodia Goodyera Pleione Gymnadenia Gymnadeniopsis Habenaria Hexalectris Himantoglossum genus_Laelia genus_Liparis genus_Disa Malaxis genus_Masdevallia genus_Maxillaria Miltonia genus_Odontoglossum genus_Oncidium Ophrys Paphiopedilum genus_Phaius Phalaenopsis Pholidota Phragmipedium Platanthera genus_Calanthe Anoectochilus genus_Angrecum genus_Pogonia Psychopsis Pterostylis Rhyncostylis Sarcochilus Scaphosepalum Schomburgkia Selenipedium genus_Sobralia Spiranthes genus_Stanhopea genus_Stelis Trichoceros genus_Vanda genus_Vanilla genus_Orchis
Similar spelling:   family_Iridaceae
  family_Orobanchaceae
  family_Ericaceae
  family_Orchestiidae
  family_Rubiaceae
  family_Roridulaceae
  family_Urticaceae
  family_Resedaceae
  family_Araliaceae
  family_Rhyniaceae
  family_Oriolidae
  family_Erysiphaceae
  family_Ruscaceae
  family_Arecaceae
  family_Araucariaceae
  family_Eriocaulaceae
  family_Rhamnaceae
  family_Raphidae
  family_Rhizobiaceae
  family_Rapateaceae
  family_Russulaceae
  family_Arctiidae
  family_Ramphastidae
  family_Arcellidae
  family_Uranoscopidae
  family_Reduviidae
  family_Roccellaceae
  family_Rynchopidae
  family_Erinaceidae
  family_Raphidiidae
  family_Ardeidae
  family_Rallidae
  family_Irenidae
  family_Rhizophoraceae
  family_Artamidae
  family_Argasidae
  family_Orectolobidae
  family_Rachycentridae
  family_rafflesiaceae
  family_Ranunculaceae
  family_Rhinocerotidae