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cymbidium vs orchid

orchid vs cymbidium

cymbidium and orchid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cymbidium Yes No No No
orchid Yes No No No
As nouns, orchid is a hypernym of cymbidium; that is, orchid is a word with a broader meaning than cymbidium:
  • cymbidium: any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers
  • orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Other hypernyms of cymbidium include orchidaceous plant.
cymbidium (noun) orchid (noun)
any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Difference between cymbidium and orchid

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