Definitions for angraecum
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1. genus Angrecum, Angraecum, genus Angraecumnoun

   genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque

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1. Angraecum

   Angraecum, also known as comet orchid, is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species.

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1. angraecum

   Angraecum is a large genus of orchids containing approximately 221 species. They are primarily found in tropical regions of Africa, particularly Madagascar. Angraecum orchids are typically epiphytic, meaning they grow on other plants, but some species are lithophytes, growing on rocks. These orchids are known for their beautiful, star-shaped flowers which are often white and give off a strong, pleasant fragrance.

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1. Angraecum

   The genus Angraecum, abbreviated as Angcm in horticultural trade, common name Angrek or Comet Orchid, contains about 220 species, some of them among most magnificent of all orchids. They are quite varied vegetatively and florally and are adapted to dry tropical woodland habitat and have quite fleshy leaves as a consequence. Most are epiphytes, but a few are lithophytes. Tropical Africa and Madagascar contain the majority of the genus with one outlier found on Sri Lanka, and three species once thought to belong to the genus in Japan and the Philippines. But these orchids can also be found on the Comoros, the Seychelles, and the Mascarenes. They occur between sea level and 2,000m in humid regions. The long-lasting flowers are racemose and grow from the leaf axils. They are mostly white, but a few are yellow, green or ochre. They all have a long spur at the back of the labellum. In the case of Angraecum sesquipedale, a species from Madagascar, on observing the 30 cm spur in the lip, Charles Darwin made the hypothesis that, since the nectar was at the bottom of the spur, a pollinator must exist with a tongue at least that long. Otherwise the orchid could never be pollinated. At the time, he was not believed. However, in 1903, the predicted pollinator was discovered, a hawk moth then named Xanthopan morganii praedicta. It has an appropriately long proboscis. The specific name sesquipedale means "one foot and a half", referring to the length of the spur. This is a perfect example of mutual dependence of an orchid and a specific pollinator.

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   The numerical value of angraecum in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of angraecum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angraecum
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