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Orchid types word search with genus names including Cattleya, Dendrobium, and Phalaenopsis.
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This 33-word orchid word search features genus names of cultivated and wild orchids for advanced high school biology students or horticulture classes. Hidden words include Cattleya, Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis, and Paphiopedilum, spanning tropical, temperate, and specialized growing types. Use it as a botany unit reinforcement, a plant-science warm-up, or a template for other taxonomy-focused puzzles.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Plants
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated May 2025

Word List

  • ACAMPE
  • ANACAMPTIS
  • ANGRAECUM
  • ARACHNIS
  • ASPASIA
  • BARKERIA
  • BULBOPHYLLUM
  • CALANTHE
  • CATTLEYA
  • CHYSIS
  • CORYANTHES
  • CORYMBORKIS
  • DENDROBIUM
  • DISA
  • ELLEANTHUS
  • ENCYCLIA
  • EPIDENDRUM
  • GONGORA
  • HOULLETIA
  • LAELIA
  • MASDEVALLIA
  • MAXILLARIA
  • MILTONIOPSIS
  • NEOFINETIA
  • PAPHIOPEDILUM
  • PHAIUS
  • PHALAENOPSIS
  • SOBRALIA
  • SPATHOGLOTTIS
  • TRICHOCENTRUM
  • VANDA
  • VANILLA
  • ZYGOPETALUM

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