masdevallia

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noun

Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.

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Meanings

nounmasdevallia (plural masdevallias)

plural masdevallias

  1. Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.

Origin

  1. translingualMasdevallia
  2. Englishmasdevallia

Borrowed from translingual Masdevallia, from Catalan Masdevall (surname, after José Masdevall, Spanish physician and botanist) + translingual -ia.

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Translations

Arabic ضَيْكَلَة
  • ضَيْكَلَة (ḍaykala)Masdevallia-genus orchid
Bulgarian масдевалия
  • масдевалия (masdevalija)Masdevallia-genus orchid
Chinese Mandarin 尾萼蘭 /尾萼兰
  • 尾萼蘭 /尾萼兰 (wěi'èlán)Masdevallia-genus orchid
Japanese マスデバリア
  • マスデバリア (masudebaria)Masdevallia-genus orchid
Lithuanian masdevalija
  • masdevalijaMasdevallia-genus orchid
Portuguese masdevália
  • masdeváliaMasdevallia-genus orchid
Russian масдева́ллия
  • масдева́ллия (masdevállija)Masdevallia-genus orchid
Cite this entry
APA

masdevallia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masdevallia

MLA

“masdevallia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masdevallia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masdevallia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masdevallia.

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