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Orchidaceae - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Orchidaceae : (noun)
1: enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or
epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and
unusual flowers [syn: Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae,
orchid family]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Petaloideous \Pet`al*oid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)
Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline.
Petaloideous division, that division of endogenous plants
in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline,
embracing the Liliace[ae], Orchidace[ae],
Amaryllide[ae], etc.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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