family Orchidaceae

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family Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowersorchid family, Orchidaceaeliliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedOrchidales, order Orchidales - order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceaeorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsgenus Orchis - type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemispheregenus Aerides - epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemesAngraecum, genus Angraecum, genus Angrecum - genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesqueAnoectochilus, genus Anoectochilus - genus of delicate Asiatic orchidsAplectrum, genus Aplectrum - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceaegenus Arethusa - genus of bog orchids of North America and Japangenus Bletia - genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowersBletilla, genus Bletilla - small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletiagenus Brassavola - genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchidsBrassia, genus Brassia - genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchidsgenus Caladenia - terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledoniagenus Calanthe - large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchidsCalopogon, genus Calopogon - terrestrial orchids of North Americagenus Calypso - one species found throughout much of northern North America and EurasiaCatasetum, genus Catasetum - genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescencesgenus Cattleya - large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varietiesCephalanthera, genus Cephalanthera - small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchidsCleistes, genus Cleistes - terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus PogoniaCoeloglossum, genus Coeloglossum - terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchidgenus Coelogyne - large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchidsCorallorhiza, genus Corallorhiza - genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regionsCoryanthes, genus Coryanthes - small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchidsCycnoches, genus Cycnoches - genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchidsgenus Cymbidium - genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid generaCypripedium, genus Cypripedium - genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus PaphiopedilumDactylorhiza, genus Dactylorhiza - genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africagenus Dendrobium - large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasiagenus Disa - genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchidsDracula, genus Dracula - comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lipsDryadella, genus Dryadella - comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowersEburophyton, genus Eburophyton - a monocotyledonous genus of the family OrchidaceaeEncyclia, genus Encyclia - large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus EpidendrumEpidendrum, genus Epidendrum - large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United StatesEpipactis, genus Epipactis - genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowersgenus Glossodia, Glossodia - small genus of Australian orchidsgenus Goodyera, Goodyera - genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers