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Coryanthes
(redirected from Bucket orchid)

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n.1.a small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids.
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Noun1.Coryanthes - small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
helmet orchid, helmetflower - any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process


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In contrast the creation evidence is vast - the Bombardier Beetle, the Bucket Orchid, Mount St Helens, comets and radiohalos are just a few examples.
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