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renanthera

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

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  • General-American: /ɹɛˈnæn.θəɹ.ə/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Renanthera of large, scrambling, monopodial, epiphytic, and terrestrial orchids found in India, New Guinea, and the Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Renanthera.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَنَنْتِيرَة (ranantīra) — flower of the genus Renanthera
  • Chinese Cantonese: 火焰蘭 /火焰兰 (fo2 jim6 laan4) — flower of the genus Renanthera
  • Chinese Cantonese: 腎藥蘭 /肾药兰 (sen4 joek6 laan4) — flower of the genus Renanthera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火焰蘭 /火焰兰 (huǒyànlán) — flower of the genus Renanthera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腎藥蘭 /肾药兰 (shènyàolán) — flower of the genus Renanthera
  • Japanese: レナンテラ (renantera) — flower of the genus Renanthera
  • Lithuanian: renantera — flower of the genus Renanthera