genus Dracula

/ˌdʒinəs ˌdrækjələ/
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Definitions of genus Dracula
  1. noun
    comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips
    synonyms: Dracula
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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