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Definition of Swan-flower
1. Noun. Any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan.
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Cycnoches, Genus Cycnoches
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swan-flower
Literary usage of Swan-flower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"1. The end of a pipe, a faucet, or the like, curved in some resemblance to the
neck of a swan when swimming. See gooseneck. — 2. See swan-flower. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... and the goose-flower, pelican-flower or swan-flower {A. grandiflora), native
of tropical America, whose flowers bear a singular resemblance to a bird. ..."
3. Travels and Adventures in South and Central America: First Series: Life in by Ramón Páez (1868)
"... namely, the swan-flower (Cycnoches ventricosum) and the Vanilla, both filling
the air with the same perfume, but in different form, the former through ..."
4. Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants in All Ages and in by Charles Montgomery Skinner (1911)
"The Teutons have long employed the lily in ornament and in their heraldry.
Seven "swan flower" leaves decorated the Frisian arms, ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"1. The end of a pipe, a faucet, or the like, curved in some resemblance to the
neck of a swan when swimming. See gooseneck. — 2. See swan-flower. ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... and the goose-flower, pelican-flower or swan-flower {A. grandiflora), native
of tropical America, whose flowers bear a singular resemblance to a bird. ..."
7. Travels and Adventures in South and Central America: First Series: Life in by Ramón Páez (1868)
"... namely, the swan-flower (Cycnoches ventricosum) and the Vanilla, both filling
the air with the same perfume, but in different form, the former through ..."
8. Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants in All Ages and in by Charles Montgomery Skinner (1911)
"The Teutons have long employed the lily in ornament and in their heraldry.
Seven "swan flower" leaves decorated the Frisian arms, ..."
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