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phalænopsid Bot.|fæliːˈnɒpsɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Phalænopsis, f. Gr. ϕάλαινα moth + ὄψις appearance.]
An orchid of the East Indian epiphytic genus Phalænopsis; a moth-orchid or moth-plant.
[1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 181 Order LII. Orchidaceæ..Genera..iii. Vandeæ... Phalænopsis.] 1880F. W. Burbidge Gard. Sun iv. 54 The phalænopsids and other epiphytes are less ambitious. 1882Garden 11 Feb. 97/1 The Phalænopsids at Rendlesham are specially distinguished by the size and number of their leaves. Ibid., Fine plants of Phalænopsis are in full bloom. |