Pleione


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Noun 1. [画像:Pleione - small genus of dwarf orchids]Pleione - small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
Indian crocus - any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks
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ln Greek mythology the stars represent Pleione and her daughters with Atlas.
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The traditional Greek legend for the Seven Sisters - as this cluster has long been known - is that they are the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
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