butterfly orchid
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butterfly orchid
noun
1.
an epiphytic South American orchid, Oncidium papilio, having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers.
2.
either of two terrestrial Old World orchids, Habenaria chlorantha or H. bifolia, having long clusters of greenish-white flowers.
Origin:
1590–1600
1590–1600
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butterfly orchid
any plant of the genus Platanthera (or Habenaria), family Orchidaceae, which has about 100 species native to Eurasia, North Africa, and North and Central America. "Butterfly orchid" is also the common name for a species of the genus Psychopsis.
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