any epiphytic orchid of the E hemisphere genus Vanda, having white, mauve, blue, or greenish fragrant flowers
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from Hindi vandā mistletoe, from Sanskrit
vanda in American English
(ˈvændə)
noun
any of a genus (Vanda) of small-flowered tropical orchids of the Eastern Hemisphere, having racemes of fragrant white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers
Word origin
ModL < Hindi vandā, mistletoe < Sans, a parasitic plant