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encyclia

/ɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.ə/

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noun

/ɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.ə/C1formalscientific
  • ruРод орхидей, произрастающих в тропических и субтропических регионах Америки и Вест-Индии, обычно эпифитных или литофитных, ранее включавшийся в род Epidendrum.

A genus of orchids native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and the West Indies, typically epiphytic or lithophytic, and formerly included in the genus Epidendrum.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Genus of orchidsC2formalscientific

    A large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and the West Indies, formerly classified under the genus Epidendrum.

    ruРод орхидей

    • The Encyclia genus includes many species with showy flowers.
    • Encyclia orchids are often found growing on trees in tropical forests.
    • Botanists reclassified several Epidendrum species into the Encyclia genus.
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