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oncidium Definition

on·cid·ium (än sid′ē əm)

noun

any of a genus (Oncidium) of tropical American orchids

Etymology: ModL < Gr onkos, barbed hook (for IE base see ankle) + ModL -idium (< Gr -idion, dim. suffix): from form of the labellum

oncidium Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • orchid: I have had an Oncidium orchid for about a year.

Noun used with modifier

  • orchid: Darwin communicated one of Scott's papers on the orchid Oncidium to the Linnean Society in 1864 ( Scott 1864b ).