phalaenopsis
/fal-uh-nop-sis/US // ˌfæl əˈnɒp sɪs //
蝴蝶兰,蝴蝶兰花,蝴蝶花,蝴蝶兰花语
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural phal·ae·nop·sis.
- : any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
Examples
Further back in the mountains I came across some fine species of Phalaenopsis.
Under these remarkable circumstances some scores of Phalaenopsis were thriving as I never saw them elsewhere.
Then he heard of a ‘red Phalaenopsis,’ on the north coast, a legendary wonder, which must have its own chronicle by and by.
The Phalaenopsis, they said, abounded within a few hundred yards, and the Aerides was common enough.
The discovery of Phalaenopsis Sanderiana was an interesting event; nor for botanists alone.
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