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Definition of Genus brassavola
1. Noun. Genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae
Member holonyms: Brassavola
Group relationships: Family Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae
Member holonyms: Brassavola
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Brassavola
Literary usage of Genus brassavola
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1837)
"The whole genus Brassavola, for example, grows upon stones and rocks, never upon
trees, in open forest glades, fully expo'sed to the sun. ..."
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