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cymbidium

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cym·bid·i·um  (sm-bd-m)
n.
Any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to tropical Asia and Australia and extensively hybridized and cultivated for their elongate clusters of showy blooms.
[New Latin Cymbidium, genus name, from Latin cymba, boat, from Greek kumb.]
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Noun1.cymbidiumcymbidium - any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers
cymbid
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
genus Cymbidium - genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera


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Two local orchid societies have plants on display: the San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists and the San Gabriel Valley Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America.
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Her recent juicily painted birds perched among hollyhocks, cymbidium orchids, and berries provided--despite the scenes' Audubon-like arrangements--vehicles for the painter's unconventional amplifications of scale, heightened colors, and deliberate blurring of focus and distortion of perspective.
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They include a variety of roses, casablanca lilies, mountain lilies, iris, carnations, star gazer lilies, alstromeria, cymbidium orchids, dendrobium orchids and other exotics.
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