Generic Names and Their Meaning

One of the most fascinating studies in connection with the orchids is their nomenclature . Both the common or vernacular and the technical or scientific names reveal much to those who will examine their origin and meaning .

Dictionary Listing of Orchid Genera - A

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Aa	Abdominea	Abola	Abrochis
Acacallis	Acampe	Acanthoglossum	Acanthophippium
Aceras	Aceratorchis	Achroanthes	Acianthera
Acianthus	Acineta	Aclinia	Acoidium
Acostaea	Acraea	Acridium	Acriopsis
Acroanthes	Acrochaene	Acrolophia	Acronia
Acropera	Acrostylia	Ada	Adactylus
Adelopetalum	Adeneleuterophora	Adenochilus	Adenoncos
Adenostylis	Adipe	Adnula	Adrorhizon
Aeonia	Aerangis	Aeranthes	Aerides
Aeridium	Aerobion	Aganisia	Aggeianthus
Aglossorrhyncha	Agrostophyllum	Alamania	Aipsea
Alismorkis	Allochilus	Altensteinia	Alvisia
Amalia	Amblostoma	Amblyglottis	Ambrella
Amesia	Amitostigma	Amparoa	Amphigena
Amphiglottis	Amphorchis	Anacamptis	Anacheilium
Anaphora	Anathallis	Ancistrochilus	Ancistrorhynchus
Androchilus	Androcorys	Androgyne	Anectochilus
Angorchis	Angraecopsis	Angraecum	Anguloa
Ania	Anisopetalum	Anistylis	Ankylocheilos
Anochilus	Anota	Ansellia	Anthericlis
Anthogonium	Anthogyas	Anthosiphon	Anticheirostylis
Aopla	Apaturia	Apetalon	Aphyllorchis
Apisa	Aplectrum	Aplostellis	Aprostylis
Aporum	Apostasia	Appendicula	Arachnathe
Arachnis	Arachnites	Arethusa	Arethusantha
Argyrorchis	Arhynchium	Arietinum	Arisanorchis
Aristotelea	Armodorum	Arnottia	Arpophyllum
Arthrochilum	Arthrochilus	Arudina	Asarca
Ascocentrum	Ascochilopsis	Ascochilus	Ascoglossum
Ascotainia	Aspasia	Aspegrenia	Astroglossus
Ate	Auliza	Aulostylis	Auxopus
Aviceps

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