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Dendrobium - 2 dictionary results

den⋅dro⋅bi⋅um

[den-droh-bee-uhm]
–noun
any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Dendrobium, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having variously colored, often showy flowers.

Origin:
< NL (1799), equiv. to Gk dendro- dendro- + NL -bium < Gk -bion, neut. of -bios -lived, having such a life, living on (adj. deriv. of bíos life; see bio- )
den·dro·bi·um   (děn-drō'bē-əm)   
n.  Any of numerous species of the orchid genus Dendrobium native to tropical or subtropical Asia, Australia, and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

[New Latin, genus name : dendro- + Greek bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
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