orchid : Idioms & Phrases

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alaska rein orchid

  • noun similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
    Habenaria unalascensis.
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bee orchid

  • noun European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
    Ophrys apifera.
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blue orchid

  • noun famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
    Vanda caerulea.
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bog rein orchid

  • noun orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
    Habenaria dilatata; bog candles.
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butterfly orchid

  • noun any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
  • noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
    butterfly plant; oncidium; butterfly orchid.
  • noun Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
    Encyclia venosa; butterfly orchis; Epidendrum venosum.
  • noun orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
    Epidendrum tampense; Encyclia tampensis.
  • noun Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
    butterfly orchis; Orchis papilionaceae.
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coastal rein orchid

  • noun stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers
    Habenaria greenei.
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common spotted orchid

  • noun European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
    Dactylorhiza fuchsii; Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii.
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dancing lady orchid

  • noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
    butterfly plant; oncidium; butterfly orchid.
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early purple orchid

  • noun Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
    male orchis; Orchis mascula.
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early spider orchid

  • noun spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
    Ophrys sphegodes.
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fen orchid

  • noun small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
    Liparis loeselii; fen orchis.
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fly orchid

  • noun any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks
  • noun European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
    Ophrys muscifera; Ophrys insectifera.
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foxtail orchid

  • noun any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme
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fragrant orchid

  • noun European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
    Gymnadenia conopsea.
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fringed orchid

  • noun any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
    fringed orchis.
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frog orchid

  • noun any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
  • noun orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple
    Coeloglossum viride.
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funnel-crest rosebud orchid

  • noun orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
    Pogonia divaricata; spreading pogonia; Cleistes divaricata.
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greater butterfly orchid

  • noun south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
    Habenaria chlorantha; Platanthera chlorantha.
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helmet orchid

  • noun any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
    greenhood.
  • noun any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
    helmetflower.
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hooker's orchid

  • noun a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
    Habenaria hookeri.
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jewel orchid

  • noun any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
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jumping orchid

  • noun orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected
    Catasetum macrocarpum.
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lesser butterfly orchid

  • noun south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
    Platanthera bifolia; Habenaria bifolia.
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lizard orchid

  • noun an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
    Himantoglossum hircinum.
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marsh orchid

  • noun any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
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moth orchid

  • noun any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver
    moth plant.
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orange-blossom orchid

  • noun diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
    Sarcochilus falcatus.
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orchid cactus

  • noun any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
    epiphyllum.
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orchid family

  • noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
    Orchidaceae; family Orchidaceae.
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orchid tree

  • noun small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood
    Bauhinia variegata; mountain ebony.
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pansy orchid

  • noun any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers
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phantom orchid

  • noun waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
    phantom orchid; Eburophyton austinae.
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poor man's orchid

  • noun any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
    butterfly flower; schizanthus.
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prairie orchid

  • noun orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
    Habenaria leucophaea; prairie white-fringed orchis.
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prairie white-fringed orchid

  • noun of central North America; a threatened species
    Platanthera leucophea.
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purple fringeless orchid

  • noun orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
    Habenaria peramoena; purple fringeless orchis.
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purple-fringed orchid

  • noun North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
    Habenaria psycodes; purple-fringed orchis.
  • noun North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers
    Habenaria fimbriata; purple-fringed orchis.
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ragged orchid

  • noun fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated
    Habenaria lacera; ragged orchis; green fringed orchis; ragged orchid.
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ragged-fringed orchid

  • noun fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated
    Habenaria lacera; ragged orchis; green fringed orchis; ragged orchid.
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rattlesnake orchid

  • noun any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
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rein orchid

  • noun any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip
    rein orchis.
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rosebud orchid

  • noun orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
    Pogonia rosea; Cleistes rosea.
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round-leaved rein orchid

  • noun orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States
    Habenaria orbiculata.
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satyr orchid

  • noun orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
    Coeloglossum bracteatum.
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short-spurred fragrant orchid

  • noun similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
    Gymnadenia odoratissima.
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slipper orchid

  • noun any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
    lady-slipper; ladies' slipper; lady's slipper.
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snow orchid

  • noun waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
    phantom orchid; Eburophyton austinae.
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snowy orchid

  • noun slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers
    Habenaria nivea.
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spider orchid

  • noun any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
  • noun Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
    Brassia verrucosa.
  • noun South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
    Brassia lawrenceana.
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stream orchid

  • noun orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
    chatterbox; giant helleborine; Epipactis gigantea.
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swan orchid

  • noun any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
    swanflower; swan-neck; swanneck; swan-flower.
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tangle orchid

  • noun an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
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tulip orchid

  • noun Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya
    Encyclia citrina; Cattleya citrina.
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vanilla orchid

  • noun a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
    Vanilla planifolia.
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water orchid

  • noun a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States
    Eichhornia spesiosa; water hyacinth; Eichhornia crassipes.
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white fringed orchid

  • noun bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
    white fringed orchis; Habenaria albiflora.
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zebra orchid

  • noun orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia
    Caladenia cairnsiana.
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