butterfly orchid

/ˌbʌdərˈflaɪ ˌɔrkəd/

Other forms: butterfly orchids

Definitions of butterfly orchid

1. noun

   orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
   synonyms: Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense

   type of:

   orchid, orchidaceous plant

   any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
2. noun

   Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
   synonyms: Encyclia venosa, Epidendrum venosum, butterfly orchis

   type of:

   orchid, orchidaceous plant

   any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
3. noun

   any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
   synonyms: butterfly plant, dancing lady orchid, oncidium

   type of:

   orchid, orchidaceous plant

   any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
4. noun

   any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
   types:

   Oncidium papilio kramerianum, Psychopsis krameriana

   orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium

   Oncidium papilio, Psychopsis papilio

   orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium

   type of:

   orchid, orchidaceous plant

   any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
5. noun

   Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
   synonyms: Orchis papilionaceae, butterfly orchis

   type of:

   orchis

   any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes