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Definition of Epidendrum
1. Noun. Large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae
Member holonyms: Epidendron
Definition of Epidendrum
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epidendrum
Literary usage of Epidendrum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"from a lowly reed-like epidendrum ancestor, and, when crossed with their poor
... In addition to these epidendrum hybrids there are eleven curious crosses ..."
2. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects by Charles Darwin (1904)
"... contrivance for self-fertilisation—Cattleya, simple manner of
fertilisation—epidendrum—Self-fertile ..."
3. Refugium Botanicum: Or Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens, of ...by William Wilson Saunders, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, John Gilbert Baker by William Wilson Saunders, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, John Gilbert Baker (1882)
"... as in epidendrum. Materials : — My sketches, the oldest one made in 1844 ;
living specimens in the Botanic Garden ; and copious dried specimens ..."
4. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
".«„w.rd.. Mi 1 »tP (4(.P Endemic) inK 4'e larynx. In its ordinary щ|Ш epidendrum (ue^
an(1 ... epidendrum ..."
5. The Floral Cabinet and Magazine of Exotic Botany by George Beauchamp Knowles, Frederic Westcott (1838)
"Equitant epidendrum. Bot. Reg. NS p. 44. A singular species, and so much resembling
the genus ... This is a very pretty and distinct species of epidendrum, ..."
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