cymbidium

[ sim-bid-ee-uhm ]

noun

1. any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers.

cymbidium

/ sɪmˈbɪdɪəm /

noun

1. a genus, Cymbidium , of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of cymbidium¹

1799; < New Latin < Greek kýmb ( ē ) ( cymbiform ) + -idion -idium

Word History and Origins

Origin of cymbidium¹

C19: from Latin cymba boat

Example Sentences

Among miscellaneous examples here is a handsome specimen of Cymbidium Devonianum, and a very remarkable hybrid of Catt.

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We have another house devoted mainly to Cymbidium, in which they have been planted out for some years, with results worth noting.

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Cymbidium has been enriched by the hybridist, the section Cyperorchis being merged in true Cymbidium.

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The acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceæ, a Cymbidium, and some ferns.

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The only hybrids of Cymbidium known to me are eburneo-Lowianum and its converse, Lowiano-eburneum.

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