Angraecum
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A tropical orchid that grows on trees and has showy, sometimes unusual flowers
- noun
- Specialized
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Angraecum
- In tropical gardens, the angraecum thrives, showcasing its beautiful blooms in the sunlight.
Examples
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Angraecum sesquipedale.
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Angraecum sesquipedale! Beauty! God!
Fiction book (2002) -
The angraecum is a stunning orchid known for its unique, star-shaped flowers.
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Many gardeners admire the angraecum for its exotic appearance and fragrant blooms.
Synonyms
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A group of tropical orchids that grow on other plants and have large showy flowers
keeps the standard spelling with the extra letter in the botanical name
Surface Forms
Angraecum singular
Angraecums plural
Etymology
Angraecum is the name for a group of tropical orchids known for their showy, often star-like flowers. A helpful way to remember Angraecum is to think of the name like 'angel' because many kinds have white, star-shaped blooms and long, graceful spurs, so the name brings to mind these elegant Old World orchids.