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bulbophyllum

US/ˌbʌl.boʊˈfaɪ.ləm/

bulbophyllum noun: any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.

bulbophyllum: any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes
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Noun

bulbophyllum (plural bulbophyllums)

  1. Any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.

bulbophyllum meaning in Arabic and Thai

bulbophyllum in Arabic

Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
وَرَق بَصَلِيّ waraq baṣaliyy, وَرَقَة بَصَلِيَّة

bulbophyllum in Thai

Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
สิงโตกลอกตา sǐng-dtoo-glɔ̀ɔk-dtaa

Forms of bulbophyllum

pluralbulbophyllums

Origin of bulbophyllum

Borrowed from translingual Bulbophyllum, from Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Words that rhyme with bulbophyllum

Questions about bulbophyllum

What does bulbophyllum mean?
Bulbophyllum means any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.
What is bulbophyllum in Arabic?
Bulbophyllum in Arabic is وَرَق بَصَلِيّ (waraq baṣaliyy), وَرَقَة بَصَلِيَّة. See Bulbophyllum meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is bulbophyllum?
Bulbophyllum is a noun.
How do you pronounce bulbophyllum?
Bulbophyllum is pronounced /ˌbʌl.boʊˈfaɪ.ləm/ (US).
What is the plural of bulbophyllum?
The plural of bulbophyllum is bulbophyllums.

Words near bulbophyllum in the dictionary

  1. bulbocavernous
  2. bulbocerebellar
  3. bulboid
  4. bulbophile
  5. bulbophiles
  6. bulbophyllum
  7. bulbophyllums
  8. bulbosacral
  9. bulbose
  10. bulbosities
  11. bulbosity

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