1. large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States; [syn: Epidendrum, genus Epidendrum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Epidendrum
n 1: large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or
lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas;
some native to United States [syn: Epidendrum, genus
Epidendrum]