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Definition of Phaius
1. Noun. An orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phaius
Literary usage of Phaius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Floral Magazine: Comprising Figures and Descriptions of Popular Garden by Thomas Moore, Walter Hood Fitch (1869)
"He therefore crossed phaius ... Wiegmann it must be called phaius ... offspring of
the so-called Calanthe vestita, Wall (phaius vestitus nobis), and phaius ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"phaius is a genus of terrestrial orchids, few species of which are commercially
... Outline of phaius Wallichii (X nearly K). To show botanical structure. ..."
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