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phalaenopsis
[ fal-uh-nop-sis ]
noun
, plural phal·ae·nop·sis.
- any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phalaenopsis1
< New Latin (1825), equivalent to Greek phál ( l ) ain ( a ) moth + -opsis -opsis; reflecting the popular name moth orchid
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Example Sentences
Further back in the mountains I came across some fine species of Phalaenopsis.
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Under these remarkable circumstances some scores of Phalaenopsis were thriving as I never saw them elsewhere.
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Then he heard of a ‘red Phalaenopsis,’ on the north coast, a legendary wonder, which must have its own chronicle by and by.
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The Phalaenopsis, they said, abounded within a few hundred yards, and the Aerides was common enough.
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The discovery of Phalaenopsis Sanderiana was an interesting event; nor for botanists alone.
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