Slang/Shorthand "Orchid Speak" -- or "What on Earth does this term mean?"

Nice going Paul. :thumb:

cheers,
BD :D

Love the UFO

Hhehe I also liked the new christening of UFO LOL !

I love this idea. I really could have used this at the beginning.

CMV=cymbidium mosaic virus
TMV=tobacco mosaic virus
ORSV=odontoglossum(?) ringspot virus

Of course, it would be preferable if we didn't need to be aware of these. And I suppose the names are subject to change at any moment considering that what we now call a cymbidium may be called an (absurdlydifficulttopronouncewhoosywhatsy) tomorrow!
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Great info!
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Alex

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Originally Posted by cakedaddy

CMV=cymbidium mosaic virus
TMV=tobacco mosaic virus
ORSV=odontoglossum(?) ringspot virus[/i][/size]

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Excellant Jason! I knew there had to be others I had missed. I'll have to email BD and see if he can add them in as I no longer have editing capability with that post (too much time has passed).

Even though it isn't slang, I was recently thinking that including that the plural of genus is genera since that is so commonly mistaken.

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Originally Posted by cakedaddy

And I suppose the names are subject to change at any moment considering that what we now call a cymbidium may be called an (absurdlydifficulttopronouncewhoosywhatsy) tomorrow![/i][/size]

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At this point I have ceased to care what the orchid taxonomist twits & KEW say or do. When the bozos show some intelligence and finally settle on new naming -- rather than tossing new names out left & right only to change them again shortly after -- then I will look at the new nomenclature. I'm too disgusted with the idiots at this point.

Slight correction: CFL = compact fluorescent lamp

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Originally Posted by Michael Saar

Slight correction: CFL = compact fluorescent lamp

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Thanks Michael! Since many ?most? types are coiled, I think I just had "coiled" on the brain. ;)

Updated table:

Slang term	Meaning
AM	Award of Merit
AOS	American Orchid Society
BS	blooming size
cane	pb of dens which tend to be tall/long/canelike
CCM	Certificate of Cultural Merit
cfl	compact fluorescent light
CHC	coconut husk chips
chid	orchid
CMV	cymbidium mosaic virus
coir	medium made up of coconut fibers
FCC	First Class Certificate
genera	not a slang term but rather the correct plural of genus (there is no such word as "genuses" :nolike: )
G/H or gh	greenhouse
HCC	Highly Commended Certificate
keiki	properly pronounced KAY-kee; a small plantlet formed on the "mother" plant; a form of asexual reproduction
LECA	lightweight expanded clay aggregate (sold under brand names Hydroton, Aliflor, etc.)
mealies	mealybugs (insect pest covered w/ a white cottony substance)
NBS	near blooming size
Noid or NOID	no ID
ORSV	odontoglossum ringspot virus
pb	pseudobulb
RH or R/H	relative humidity
RO	reverse osmosis (a method of water purification)
s/h or SH	semihydroponic (a method of orchid culture)
sheath	a leaflike "envelop" through which flower buds emerge; common with cattleyas
sphag	sphagnum moss
spike	the flower stalk of an orchid
TMV	tobacco mosaic virus
var.	variety/variant (indicates a different, naturally occurring color variation of a species)
	Common Shorthand for Particular Orchid Genera
asco	ascocentrum
bulbo	bulbophyllum
bulldog	paph hybrids w/ large, round heavy-substance large-dorsal sepal flowers (aka complex hybrids)
catt	cattleya
cym	cymbidium
den	dendrobium
drac	dracula
enc	encyclia
epi	epidendrum
hard cane dens	dens typically with harder, thinner canes; these form long spikes with many flowers at the top of the cane
masdie	masdevallia
onc	oncidium
paph	paphiopedilum
phal	phalanopsis
phrag	phragmipedium
pleuro	pleurothallid
soft cane den (nobile type)	dens w/ typically thicker, softer (almost succulent like) canes; these form clusters of flowers (often of 1-3 in #) on very short spikes &/or keikis at the nodes along the cane
UFO	unidentified flowering orchid (a nontraditional equivalent to NOID that some folks favor as an amusing alternative to NOID)

Keep the changes and additions coming folks.