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(noun) Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip |
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Synonyms: Orchis papilionaceae, butterfly orchis |
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Related Words: orchis |
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(noun) orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum |
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Synonyms: Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense |
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Related Words: orchid, orchidaceous plant |
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(noun) Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip |
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Synonyms: Encyclia venosa, Epidendrum venosum, butterfly orchis |
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Related Words: orchid, orchidaceous plant |
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(noun) any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids |
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Related Words: Oncidium papilio, Oncidium papilio kramerianum, Psychopsis krameriana, Psychopsis papilio, orchid, orchidaceous plant |
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(noun) any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants |
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Synonyms: butterfly plant, dancing lady orchid, oncidium |
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Related Words: orchid, orchidaceous plant |
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