Orchis papilionaceae

Definitions of Orchis papilionaceae
  1. noun
    Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
    synonyms: butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis
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    type of:
    orchis
    any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
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