genus calanthe

English Thesaurus

1. large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	liliopsid genus, monocot genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	calanthe,
definition	:	any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae,
definition	:	enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers (noun.plant)