1. genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla; [syn: Selenipedium, genus Selenipedium]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Selenipedium
n 1: genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes
species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
[syn: Selenipedium, genus Selenipedium]