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cymbidium Bot.|sɪmˈbɪdɪəm|
[mod.L. (O. Swartz 1799, in Nova Acta R. Soc. Scient. Upsala VI. 70), f. Gr. κύµβη cup.]
A tropical orchid of the genus so named, with a hollow recess in the lip of the flower.
1815Curtis's Bot. Mag. XLII. 1751 (heading) Sword-leaved Cymbidium. 1895Daily News 21 Mar. 2/5 There were three or four large groups that inlcuded..cymbideums. 1911C. A. Harrison Orchids for Amateurs xx. 71 Cymbidiums do not like being disturbed more than can be helped. 1930T. W. Briscoe Orchids for Amateurs vii. 114 Cymbidiums are strong growers. 1959Times 2 May 9/3 If one has a greenhouse that can be kept just free of frost, cymbidiums will grow perfectly well. 1962Amateur Gardening 31 Mar. 19/1 A good deal of the colour naturally came from the cymbidiums. |