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1. | [ noun ] (botany) orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum | |
Synonyms: | Epidendrum_tampense Encyclia_tampensis | |
Related terms: | orchid Encyclia | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip | |
Synonyms: | Epidendrum_venosum Encyclia_venosa butterfly_orchis | |
Related terms: | orchid Encyclia | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants | |
Synonyms: | dancing_lady_orchid butterfly_plant oncidium | |
Related terms: | orchid genus_Oncidium | |
4. | [ noun ] (botany) any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids | |
Related terms: | orchid Psychopsis_papilio Psychopsis_krameriana Psychopsis | |
5. | [ noun ] (botany) Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip | |
Synonyms: | Orchis_papilionaceae butterfly_orchis | |
Related terms: | orchis | |
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butterfly_orchis butterfly_weed butterfly_fish butterfly_bush butterflyfish butterfly_ray butterfly_pea butterfly_nut butterfly_flower butterfly_collector butterfly_valve butterfly_plant butterfly_stroke butterfly_effect butter-flower butterfingered |