oncidium

on·ci·di·um  (n-sd-m, ng-kd-)

n.

Any of numerous epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of showy flowers.

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[New Latin Oncidium, genus name : Greek onkos, barb, hook (from the shape of its labellum) + New Latin -idium, diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion).]

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Noun

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oncidium - any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants dancing lady orchid, butterfly orchid, butterfly plant orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors genus Oncidium - large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America