odontoglossum

[ oh-don-tuh-glos-uhm ]

noun
  1. any epiphytic orchid of the genus Odontoglossum, of the mountainous regions from Bolivia to Mexico.

Origin of odontoglossum

1
<New Latin (1816) <Greek odonto-odonto- + glôss(a) tongue + New Latin -um neuter noun suffix

Words Nearby odontoglossum

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How to use odontoglossum in a sentence

  • Many years ago, on their first arrival probably, an odontoglossum bulb was eaten up.

    The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boyle
  • Old-fashioned people have not yet learned to call odontoglossum vexillarium a Miltonia.

    The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boyle
  • Meantime letters reached Amalfi describing the new odontoglossum, with a picture showing the foliage.

    The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boyle
  • We remember flowering the first odontoglossum hebraicum, and on testing it its odour was of cinnamon.

    Orchids | James O'Brien
  • odontoglossum seeds come up best when sown on the surface of established plants in the manner described.

    Orchids | James O'Brien

British Dictionary definitions for odontoglossum

odontoglossum

/ (ɒˌdɒntəˈɡlɒsəm) /


noun
  1. any epiphytic orchid of the tropical American genus Odontoglossum, having clusters of brightly coloured flowers

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