blue orchid

/blu ˌɔrkəd/
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Other forms: blue orchids

Definitions of blue orchid
  1. noun
    famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
    synonyms: Vanda caerulea
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    type of:
    vanda
    any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
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