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epidendrum definition

epi·den·drum (ep′i den′drəm)

noun

any of a genus (Epidendrum) of small-flowered, chiefly tropical American, epiphytic orchids

Etymology: ModL < epi-, epi- + Gr dendron, tree: see dendro-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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