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butterfly orchis

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: butterfly orchis

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Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
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Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: butterfly orchis
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n Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip

Synonyms:
Encyclia venosa, Epidendrum venosum, butterfly orchid
Type of:
orchid, orchidaceous plant
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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n Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip

Synonyms:
Orchis papilionaceae, butterfly orchid
Type of:
orchis
any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
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