English noun: genus Masdevallia | |||
1. | genus Masdevallia (plant) large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliopsid genus, monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | masdevallia | ||
Member meronym | family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae | ||