prairie white-fringed orchis

/ˌprɛri waɪt ˌɔrkəs/
/ˌprɛri hwaɪt ˌɔrkəs/
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Definitions of prairie white-fringed orchis
  1. noun
    orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
    synonyms: Habenaria leucophaea, prairie orchid
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    type of:
    fringed orchid, fringed orchis
    any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
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