dendrobium

den·dro·bi·um

 (dĕn-drō′bē-əm)

n.

Any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Dendrobium native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, widely cultivated as houseplants.

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[New Latin, genus name : dendro- + Greek bios, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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dendrobium

(dɛnˈdrəʊbɪəm)

n

(Plants) a genus of tropical orchid, predominantly growing from trees or occasionally from rocks

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dendrobium - a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors genus Dendrobium - large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia

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