orquídea

Definitions of orquídea
  1. noun
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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    types:
    calipso
    rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
    vainilla
    any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
    type of:
    flor
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
  2. noun
    any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
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