odontoglossum

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noun

Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.

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Meanings

nounodontoglossum (plural odontoglossums)

plural odontoglossums

  1. Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.

    The vegetation had again changed, and only the vegetable ivory tree remained, with a great profusion of wonderful orchids, among which I learned to recognize the rare Nuttonia Vexillaria and the glorious pink and scarlet blossoms of Cattleya and odontoglossum.

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

odontoglossum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontoglossum

MLA

“odontoglossum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontoglossum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odontoglossum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontoglossum.

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