Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 any orchid of the genus Aerides; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
aerides \aerides\ n.
   1. any orchid of the genus Aerides.
      [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aerides
    n 1: any orchid of the genus Aerides