ragged-fringed orchid

/ˌrægəd ˌɔrkəd/
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Definitions of ragged-fringed orchid
  1. noun
    fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated
    synonyms: Habenaria lacera, green fringed orchis, ragged orchid, ragged orchis
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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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