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Encyclia venosa

Encyclia venosa

9.9
A Mexican tree orchid with pale green flowers and a white lip with purple veins
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Orchid enthusiasts prize Encyclia venosa for its distinctive veined lip.

Examples

  • The greenhouse featured a stunning specimen of Encyclia venosa in full bloom.

  • I saw an Encyclia venosa at the botanical garden yesterday.

  • Botanists documented the habitat of Encyclia venosa in several regions of Mexico.

  • The Encyclia venosa blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Orchid enthusiasts prize Encyclia venosa for its distinctive veined lip.

  • The greenhouse featured a stunning specimen of Encyclia venosa in full bloom.

  • I saw an Encyclia venosa at the botanical garden yesterday.

Synonyms

Epidendrum venosum
vsEncyclia venosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A Mexican orchid that grows on trees with pale green flowers and a white lip with purple veins

is the same species but listed under a different scientific name

Surface Forms

Encyclia venosa singular
Encyclia venosas plural

Morphology

Encyclia + venosa

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) used as a scientific name rather than a compositional English phrase; the second element 'venosa' is not a standard English word and the meaning (a specific orchid species with veined lip) depends on taxonomic knowledge and Latin morphology. A B1 learner who knows 'Encyclia' only as a genus label and does not know Latin adjectives would not be able to derive the species meaning from the constituents, so it is not transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Encyclia venosa comes from Greek and Latin words. The name Encyclia suggests a 'circle' of petals around the flower and venosa means 'veined', which explains the purple lines on the orchid's lip.