(n) comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers, Syn. genus Dryadella
n. a genus of plants comprising tropical American species usually placed in the genus Masdevallia; they are very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers. Syn. -- genus Dryadella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]