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ep·i·den·drum
\ˌepəˈdendrəm\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from epi- + Greek dendron tree; akin to Greek drys tree — more at tree
1. capitalized : a very large genus of highly variable chiefly epiphytic American orchids having flowers of which the lip has a spreading and usually deeply lobed limb and a claw adnate to the column, being chiefly tropical but including a few forms native to the southeastern U.S., and often grown in the greenhouse for their brightly colored flowers
2. or ep·i·den·dron \-rən\-s : any orchid of the genus Epidendrum |