cymbidium

[ sim-bid-ee-uhm ]

/ sɪmˈbɪd i əm /

noun

any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers.

Origin of cymbidium

1799; <New Latin <Greek kýmb(ē) (see cymbiform) + -idion-idium

Words nearby cymbidium

cymatium, cymbal, cymbalo, cymbalom, Cymbeline, cymbidium, cymbiform, cymbocephalic, cymbocephaly, cyme, cymene

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Example sentences from the Web for cymbidium

The only hybrids of Cymbidium known to me are eburneo-Lowianum and its converse, Lowiano-eburneum.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Cymbidium has been enriched by the hybridist, the section Cyperorchis being merged in true Cymbidium.
Orchids|James O'Brien
We have another house devoted mainly to Cymbidium, in which they have been planted out for some years, with results worth noting.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Among miscellaneous examples here is a handsome specimen of Cymbidium Devonianum, and a very remarkable hybrid of Catt.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle

The acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceæ, a Cymbidium, and some ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for cymbidium

cymbidium

/ (sɪmˈbɪdɪəm) /

noun plural -diums

a genus, Cymbidium, of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers

Word Origin for cymbidium

C19: from Latin cymba boat

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单词	cymbidium
释义	cymbidium [ sim-bid-ee-uhm ] / sɪmˈbɪd i əm / noun any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers. Origin of cymbidium 1799; <New Latin <Greek kýmb(ē) (see cymbiform) + -idion-idium Words nearby cymbidium cymatium, cymbal, cymbalo, cymbalom, Cymbeline, cymbidium, cymbiform, cymbocephalic, cymbocephaly, cyme, cymene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cymbidium The only hybrids of Cymbidium known to me are eburneo-Lowianum and its converse, Lowiano-eburneum. The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle Cymbidium has been enriched by the hybridist, the section Cyperorchis being merged in true Cymbidium. Orchids\|James O'Brien We have another house devoted mainly to Cymbidium, in which they have been planted out for some years, with results worth noting. The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle Among miscellaneous examples here is a handsome specimen of Cymbidium Devonianum, and a very remarkable hybrid of Catt. The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle The acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceæ, a Cymbidium, and some ferns. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith British Dictionary definitions for cymbidium cymbidium / (sɪmˈbɪdɪəm) / noun plural -diums a genus, Cymbidium, of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers Word Origin for cymbidium C19: from Latin cymba boat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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