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zygopetalum

zygopetalum noun: any member of the genus Zygopetalum of South American orchids.

zygopetalum: any member of the genus Zygopetalum of South American orchids
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Noun

zygopetalum (plural zygopetalums)

  1. Any member of the genus Zygopetalum of South American orchids.

Forms of zygopetalum

pluralzygopetalums

Origin of zygopetalum

From the genus name.

Questions about zygopetalum

What does zygopetalum mean?
Zygopetalum means any member of the genus Zygopetalum of South American orchids.
What part of speech is zygopetalum?
Zygopetalum is a noun.
What is the plural of zygopetalum?
The plural of zygopetalum is zygopetalums.

Words near zygopetalum in the dictionary

  1. zygoneures
  2. zygoneurous
  3. zygoneury
  4. zygonic
  5. zygons
  6. zygopetalum
  7. zygopetalums
  8. zygophore
  9. zygophores
  10. zygophoric
  11. zygophyllaceous

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