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Definition of Miltonia
1. Noun. Genus of tropical American orchids.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae
Member holonyms: Pansy Orchid
Definition of Miltonia
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miltonia
Literary usage of Miltonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton (1849)
"miltonia differs from Oncidium, in its lip being slightly connected with the column,
... This is certainly a most elegant variety of miltonia spectabilis. ..."
2. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"... Dendrobium Falconeri, a large plant in full bloom ; miltonia ... contained some
good varieties of Odontoglossum crispum, various Cattleyas, miltonia ..."
3. The British Florist: Or, Lady's Journal of Horticulture (1846)
"miltonia candida var. grandiflora. This is a most beautiful variety, and ought to be
... miltonia cuneata. This is another handsome pseudo-bulbous species, ..."