ONCIDIUM

 Dictionary entry overview: What does oncidium mean? 

• ONCIDIUM (noun)
  The noun ONCIDIUM has 1 sense:

1. any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants

  Familiarity information: ONCIDIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONCIDIUM (noun)

Meaning:

Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

dancing lady orchid; oncidium; butterfly orchid; butterfly plant

Hypernyms ("oncidium" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Holonyms ("oncidium" is a member of...):

genus Oncidium (large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America)