family orchidaceae meaning

Noun: family Orchidaceae

1. Enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
   - Orchidaceae, orchid family

Type of: liliopsid family, monocot family

Part of: Orchidales, order Orchidales

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1. The genus " Galeottia " of the family Orchidaceae is named in his honor.
2. Within the family Orchidaceae, he was the Pseudoliparis " as well as of numerous orchid species.
3. As a taxonomist, he was the binomial authority of many species, most notably within the family Orchidaceae.
4. The plant genus " Ortmannia " ( family Orchidaceae ) was named in honor by Philipp Maximilian Opiz.
5. Known for investigations of flora native to the Lower Rhine, he also made numerous taxonomic contributions within the botanical family Orchidaceae.