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Definition of Anoectochilus
1. Noun. Genus of delicate Asiatic orchids.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae
Member holonyms: Jewel Orchid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anoectochilus
Literary usage of Anoectochilus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Orchidaceae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae by Oakes Ames (1920)
"anoectochilus Bl. Previously but one species of this interesting genus was reported
... I. anoectochilus Reinwardtii BI . Fl. Jav. nov. ser. 1 (1858) 40, t. ..."
2. Three Visits to Madagascar During the Years 1853-1854-1856: Including a by William Ellis (1858)
"Some of the buds just opening appeared like a wine-glass with a vandyck rim, and
others, more open, appeared like the most beautiful anoectochilus, ..."
3. Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten by Adolf Engler, Karl Anton Eugen Prantl, Robert Knuds Friedrich Pilger, Kurt Krause (1889)
"Art, Q. plantaginifolia Bl., in Java. 109. anoectochilus Bl. ... nicht alle in
den Gärten als anoectochilus bezeichneten >amt- ..."
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