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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.cymbidium - any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowerscymbidium - 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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Most of the cymbidiums grown under glass in this country are terrestrial orchids and originate from the Far East.
Notebook; Best of the Bunch Cymbidiums by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Oncidiums, epidendrums, and cymbidiums can be grown outdoors in protected locations.
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THESE ORCHIDS GET GROWING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Cymbidiums the topic at orchid society meeting The Willamette Orchid Society will meet at 7 p.
BRIEFLY by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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