Brassia
genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids • Syn: genus Brassia • Hypernyms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family • Member Meronyms: spider orchid, Brassia lawrenceana, Brassia verrucosa
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