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odontoglossum

odontoglossum noun: any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.

Noun

odontoglossum (plural odontoglossums)

  1. Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.
    • The vegetation had again changed, and only the vegetable ivory tree remained, with a great profusion of wonderful orchids, among which I learned to recognize the rare Nuttonia Vexillaria and the glorious pink and scarlet blossoms of Cattleya and odontoglossum.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Forms of odontoglossum

pluralodontoglossums

Origin of odontoglossum

From the genus name.

Questions about odontoglossum

What does odontoglossum mean?
Odontoglossum means any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.
What part of speech is odontoglossum?
Odontoglossum is a noun.
What is the plural of odontoglossum?
The plural of odontoglossum is odontoglossums.

Words near odontoglossum in the dictionary

  1. odontofacial
  2. odontogenesis
  3. odontogenetic
  4. odontogenic
  5. odontogeny
  6. odontoglossum
  7. odontoglossums
  8. odontognathous
  9. odontogram
  10. odontograms
  11. odontograph

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