Orchidaceae

Definitions of Orchidaceae
  1. noun
    enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
    synonyms: family Orchidaceae, orchid family
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    type of:
    liliopsid family, monocot family
    family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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