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peristeria

peristeria noun: any of the genus Peristeria of orchidaceous plants.

peristeria: any of the genus Peristeria of orchidaceous plants
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Noun

peristeria (plural peristerias)

  1. Any of the genus Peristeria of orchidaceous plants.

Forms of peristeria

pluralperisterias

Origin of peristeria

From the genus name, itself from περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon”).

Questions about peristeria

What does peristeria mean?
Peristeria means any of the genus Peristeria of orchidaceous plants.
What part of speech is peristeria?
Peristeria is a noun.
What is the plural of peristeria?
The plural of peristeria is peristerias.

Words near peristeria in the dictionary

  1. peristasis
  2. peristatic
  3. peristediid
  4. peristediids
  5. Peristeri
  6. peristeria
  7. peristerias
  8. peristeric
  9. peristerion
  10. peristerite
  11. peristerites

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