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Definition of Oncidium
1. Noun. Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants.
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Oncidium
Definition of Oncidium
1. n. A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. Papilio) resembles a butterfly.
Definition of Oncidium
1. Noun. (botany) Any of the genus ''Oncidium'' of tropical orchidaceous plants. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oncidium
1. a tropical orchid [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oncidium
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oncidium
Literary usage of Oncidium
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 Sir Joseph Paxton (1848)
"THIS fine species of oncidium was imported from Mexico ... Like the other species
of oncidium, this requires a hot and very damp situation, and also in its ..."
2. Paxton's Flower Garden by Sir Joseph Paxton, John Lindley, Thomas Baines (1883)
"Gaiana. (Fig. 126, flower, four times the natural size.) oncidium ... 83, where
is a full-sized figure of the flower.) oncidium PUMILUM. ..."
3. Text-book of Comparative Anatomy by Arnold Lang, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1896)
"The Dorsal Eyes of oncidium and the Eyes Fm. HO.-TWO retinal at the edge of the
Mantle in ... or cup (oncidium), consisting of a pigment layer and a retina. ..."
4. The Annals of Horticulture (1849)
"The oncidiums are suitable for pot culture. oncidium ... oncidium
ornithorhynchum (bird-billed), has very pretty pinkish flowers with a perfume
like new hay ..."
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