Pleione

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Pleione - small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwangenus Pleioneliliopsid 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 flowersIndian crocus - any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks

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Pleione

(plee -ŏ-nee, plÿ -) (28 Tau) One of the stars of the Pleiades. It developed a surrounding envelope that was first observed in 1938, reached maximum intensity in 1945, and was just visible in 1954; another shell started to develop in 1972. It is thought to be unstable owing to its fast rotation rate. Spectral type: B8pe.

Pleione

one of the stars visible with the naked eye in the Pleiades. It is a variable star whose brightness varies from 5.0 to 5.5 visual magnitude. Pleione is 167 parsecs from the sun.

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Related to Pleione: Gaia

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Synonyms for Pleione

noun small genus of dwarf orchids

Synonyms

genus Pleione

Related Words

liliopsid genus
monocot genus
family Orchidaceae
orchid family
Orchidaceae
Indian crocus

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