butterfly orchis

/ˌbʌdərˈflaɪ ˌɔrkəs/

Definitions of butterfly orchis

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   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