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Answer for the clue "Any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7 ", 10 letters:
brassavola

Word definitions for brassavola in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
brassavola \brassavola\ n. any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Brassavola is a genus of 21 orchids ( family Orchidaceae). They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Italian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola . This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals. These ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7

Usage examples of brassavola.

He knows quite well that I do not use Brassavolas in tri-generic crosses.