Meanings
nounbulbophyllum (plural bulbophyllums)
plural bulbophyllums
- Any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.
Origin
- translingualBulbophyllum
- Englishbulbophyllum
Borrowed from translingual Bulbophyllum, from Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
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Arabic وَرَق بَصَلِيّ, وَرَقَة بَصَلِيَّة
- وَرَق بَصَلِيّ (waraq baṣaliyy)Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
- وَرَقَة بَصَلِيَّةBulbophyllum-genus orchid
Chinese Mandarin 石豆蘭 /石豆兰
- 石豆蘭 /石豆兰 (shídòulán)Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
Finnish kirrikämmekkä
- kirrikämmekkäBulbophyllum-genus orchid
Japanese 豆蔦蘭
- 豆蔦蘭 (mamezutaran)Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
Latin bulbophyllum, bulbiphyllum
- bulbophyllumBulbophyllum-genus orchid
- bulbiphyllumBulbophyllum-genus orchid
Polish bulbofylum, bulwolist
- bulbofylumBulbophyllum-genus orchid
- bulwolistBulbophyllum-genus orchid
Russian бульбофи́ллюм
- бульбофи́ллюм (bulʹbofílljum)Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
Slovak hľuzovník
- hľuzovníkBulbophyllum-genus orchid
Thai สิงโตกลอกตา
- สิงโตกลอกตา (sǐng-dtoo-glɔ̀ɔk-dtaa)Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
bulbophyllum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbophyllum
MLA
“bulbophyllum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbophyllum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulbophyllum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbophyllum.
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