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odontoglossum

/oh-don-tuh-glos-uhm/US // oʊˌdɒn təˈglɒs əm //UK // (ɒˌdɒntəˈɡlɒsəm) //

齿科,齿状体,齿科植物,齿科动物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any epiphytic orchid of the genus Odontoglossum, of the mountainous regions from Bolivia to Mexico.

Examples

  • Many years ago, on their first arrival probably, an Odontoglossum bulb was eaten up.

  • Old-fashioned people have not yet learned to call Odontoglossum vexillarium a Miltonia.

  • Meantime letters reached Amalfi describing the new Odontoglossum, with a picture showing the foliage.

  • We remember flowering the first Odontoglossum hebraicum, and on testing it its odour was of cinnamon.

  • Odontoglossum seeds come up best when sown on the surface of established plants in the manner described.