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🌸 An orchid genus 🦔 Pangolin order
Pholidota

Pholidota

9.9
A group of orchids that grow on trees in Indonesia and nearby islands
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Pholidota
  • Epiphytic orchids such as Pholidota thrive in the humid forests of Southeast Asia.

Examples

  • The Pholidota genus includes several species prized by orchid collectors for their unusual flowers.

  • Botanists discovered a new Pholidota species on the slopes of an Indonesian volcano.

  • The Pholidota genus includes many stunning orchids.

  • Have you seen the rare Pholidota species in the wild?

  • Botanists discovered a new Pholidota species on the slopes of an Indonesian volcano.

  • Epiphytic orchids such as Pholidota thrive in the humid forests of Southeast Asia.

  • The Pholidota genus includes several species prized by orchid collectors for their unusual flowers.

Compounds

order Pholidota
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of mammals that includes pangolins, which have hard scales and eat insects

Surface Forms

Pholidota singular
Pholidotas plural

Etymology

Pholidota comes from the Greek root pholis, meaning 'scale'; the orchid genus was named for the small, scale-like parts that cover its flower stems. So thinking of 'scale-like' parts helps you remember these epiphytic orchids.