Selenipedium

Definitions of Selenipedium
  1. noun
    genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
    synonyms: genus Selenipedium
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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