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n. - Any orchid of a particular genus which is characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers.

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  • This is a pretty standard run-of-the mill oncidium orchid.
  • They're both oncidium type orchids, grow long spikes with lots of flowers.
  • This is an enormous oncidium at a local orchid greenhouse in Virgnia - Al's Orchid Exchange.
  • The day the first family moved into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Ms. Clarke filled the residence with tall, clear cylinders of forsythia, oncidium orchids and cream-colored...
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