Definitions for Oncidium

Oncidium on·cid·i·um

Spelling: [on-sid-ee-uh m]
IPA: /ɒnˈsɪd i əm/

Oncidium is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 172 anagrams from letters in Oncidium (cdiimnou).

Definitions for Oncidium

noun

  1. any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing great variety in size, form, and color.

Origin of Oncidium

New Latin (1800), equivalent to Greek onk(o)- (combining form of ónkos barb of an arrow) + New Latin -idium -idium; so called from the crests on the labellum

Examples for Oncidium

But on the table before me now stands a wreath of oncidium crispum which I cannot pass by.

Except in oncidium, there is no longer a veliger stage in development.

It belongs to the stately section of which oncidium macranthum is the common type.

oncidium splendidum took its place for a while among the lost orchids.

In this oncidium, then, we have evidently a record of many bygone processes.

oncidium splendidum is one of the stateliest orchids we have, and one of the showiest.

So that in this orchid the injurious action of the plant's own pollen is more rapid than with oncidium flexuosum.

Thus it appears that the oncidium fills a gap—and how gloriously!

Scores of oncidium splendidum starred the tall grass all around!

But as for oncidium splendidum he had not so much as heard of it.

Word Value for Oncidium
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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