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spider orchid

DEFINITIONS OF: spider orchid

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n any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys

Types:
Ophrys sphegodes, early spider orchid
spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
Type of:
orchid, orchidaceous plant
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

n Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts

Synonyms:
Brassia verrucosa
Type of:
orchid, orchidaceous plant
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

n South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers

Synonyms:
Brassia lawrenceana
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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