Miltonia

miltonia

(mɪlˈtəʊnɪə) n (Plants) any of various tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia which have large and brightly coloured flowers

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Noun

Miltonia - genus of tropical American orchids genus Miltonialiliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowerspansy orchid - any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers

Miltonia

a genus of plants of the family Orchidaceae. They are perennial epiphytic grasses with tuberous thickened stems (tuberidia or pseudobulbs) at the apex of which are one or two leaves. The flowers are solitary or in racemose inflorescences of up to 10 cm in diameter. They are white, pink, dark red, bicolored, or multicolored. The flowers stay in bloom for more than a month. There are more than 20 species, distributed in tropical America. Miltonia are highly valued as ornamentals. Several species, including Miltonia vexillaria and M. roezlii, which are used in the development of many hybrid garden varieties, are cultivated in greenhouses.

Miltonia

noun

Synonyms for Miltonia

noun genus of tropical American orchids

Synonyms

genus Miltonia

Related Words

liliopsid genus
monocot genus
family Orchidaceae
orchid family
Orchidaceae
pansy orchid

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