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bulbophyllum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌbʌl.boʊˈfaɪ.ləm/
  • rhymes with -aɪləm

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bulbophyllum, from Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَرَق بَصَلِيّ (waraq baṣaliyy) — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Arabic: وَرَقَة بَصَلِيَّة — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 石豆蘭 /石豆兰 (shídòulán) — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Finnish: kirrikämmekkä — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Japanese: 豆蔦蘭 (mamezutaran) — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Latin: bulbophyllum — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Latin: bulbiphyllum — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Polish: bulbofylum — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Polish: bulwolist — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Russian: бульбофи́ллюм (bulʹbofílljum) — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Slovak: hľuzovník — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid
  • Thai: สิงโตกลอกตา (sǐng-dtoo-glɔ̀ɔk-dtaa) — Bulbophyllum-genus orchid