Definition of Sarcochilus falcatus

1. Noun. Diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip.

Exact synonyms: Orange-blossom Orchid
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Sarcochilus, Sarcochilus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcochilus Falcatus

Saratoga Springs
Saratoga chip
Saratoga spittlebug
Saratov
Sarawak
Sarawakian
Sarazen
Sarcee
Sarcobatus
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Sarcocephalus
Sarcocephalus diderrichii
Sarcocephalus esculentus
Sarcocephalus latifolius
Sarcochilus
Sarcochilus falcatus (current term)
Sarcocystis bovihominis
Sarcocystis fusiformis
Sarcocystis hominis
Sarcocystis lindemanni
Sarcocystis miescheriana
Sarcocystis suihominis
Sarcocystis tenella
Sarcodes
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sarcophaga carnaria
Sarcophilus
Sarcophilus hariisi
Sarcopsylla penetrans
Sarcopsyllidae

Literary usage of Sarcochilus falcatus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1837)
"Sarcochilus falcatus. Falcate-leaved Sarcochilus. An extremely pretty neat little plant, native of New Holland, and near Hunter's River. ..."

2. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1844)
"One of the latter, Sarcochilus falcatus, with blossoms nearly as white as snowdrops, is now in flower. In these forests, there are many epiphytes of the ..."

3. The Genera and Species of Orchideous Plants by John Lindley (1830)
"They appeared, in the only specimen I examined, to be like those of Cymbidium. 1. SARCOCHILUS falcatus. R. Br. 1. c. ..."

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