 helmet_orchid |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood | |
| Synonyms: | greenhood | |
| Related terms: | orchid Pterostylis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process | |
| Synonyms: | helmetflower | |
| Related terms: | orchid Coryanthes | |
| Similar spelling: |
helmet_flower |
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