: any of a large genus (Vanda) of eastern Asian epiphytic orchids often grown for their loose racemes of showy flowers
called also vanda
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His first inspiration for upping his garnish game was to embellish his cocktails with a vanda orchid.
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Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
This woman with the vanda orchid in her hair and her frequent states of incapacitation could put almost anyone under her power.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
Mante’ makes a lovely addition to borders, while periwinkle-blue vanda orchids (Vanda coerulea) can be grown indoors.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 5 Mar. 2020
In an adjoining gallery called the Silver Garden, vanda orchids are arranged almost as an art installation, more than 200 aloft on wires in a handful of intensely blue varieties.
—Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 21 Feb. 2018
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Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
This woman with the vanda orchid in her hair and her frequent states of incapacitation could put almost anyone under her power.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
Mante’ makes a lovely addition to borders, while periwinkle-blue vanda orchids (Vanda coerulea) can be grown indoors.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 5 Mar. 2020
In an adjoining gallery called the Silver Garden, vanda orchids are arranged almost as an art installation, more than 200 aloft on wires in a handful of intensely blue varieties.
—Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 21 Feb. 2018
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“Vanda orchid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanda%20orchid. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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