English noun: jumping orchid | |||
1. | jumping orchid (plant) orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected | ||
Synonyms | Catasetum macrocarpum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | orchid, orchidaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | Catasetum, genus Catasetum | ||