1) Orchid 2) Orchidaceous plant 
Aerides, known commonly as cat`s-tail orchids and fox brush orchids, is a genus belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae) (subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Vandeae, subtribe Aeridinae). It is a group of tropical epiphyte orchids that grow mainly in the warm lowlands of tropical Asia from India to southern China to New Guinea. They are valued in....
[n] - any orchid of the genus Aerides
noun any orchid of the genus Aerides