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masdevallia

masdevallia noun: any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.

masdevallia: any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on...
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Noun

masdevallia (plural masdevallias)

  1. Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.

masdevallia meaning in Arabic

masdevallia in Arabic

Masdevallia-genus orchid
ضَيْكَلَة ḍaykala

Forms of masdevallia

pluralmasdevallias

Origin of masdevallia

Borrowed from translingual Masdevallia, from Catalan Masdevall (surname, after José Masdevall, Spanish physician and botanist) + translingual -ia.

Questions about masdevallia

What does masdevallia mean?
Masdevallia means any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.
What is masdevallia in Arabic?
Masdevallia in Arabic is ضَيْكَلَة (ḍaykala). See Masdevallia meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is masdevallia?
Masdevallia is a noun.
What is the plural of masdevallia?
The plural of masdevallia is masdevallias.

Words near masdevallia in the dictionary

  1. masdar
  2. masdars
  3. Masden
  4. Masdens
  5. Masdeu
  6. masdevallia
  7. masdevallias
  8. mase
  9. masectomy
  10. mased
  11. Maseed

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