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vanda
[ van-duh ]
noun
- any of several epiphytic orchids of the genus Vanda, of tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers.
vanda
/ ˈvændə /
noun
- any epiphytic orchid of the E hemisphere genus Vanda, having white, mauve, blue, or greenish fragrant flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vanda1
1795–1805; < New Latin < Sanskrit vandā mistletoe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vanda1
C19: New Latin, from Hindi vandā mistletoe, from Sanskrit
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Example Sentences
Vanda ends up being much less of a airhead than she initially appears.
From The Daily Beast
Vanda Felbab-Brown looks at President Felipe Calderon's promising new strategy.
From The Daily Beast
By her he had a daughter, Vanda, who became the Baronne de Mergi.
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Vanda was cured, thanks to a foreign physician, Halpersohn, procured by Godefroid.
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A single plant of Vanda coerulea × V. Amesiana appeared, and is now showing its third leaf.
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As for Vanda, two years had added wonderfully to her size and beauty.
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It was Vanda who first broke the reserve, and spoke upon the subject.
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