masdevallia

See also: Masdevallia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Masdevallia, from Catalan Masdevall (surname, after José Masdevall, Spanish physician and botanist) +‎ translingual -ia.

Noun

masdevallia (plural masdevallias)

  1. Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.

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