English > orchid: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors. |
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| Synonym | orchidaceous plant |
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| Member of | Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers |
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| Parts | mentum | A projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin |
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| mentum | A projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids |
| Narrower | Bletilla striata, Bletia striata | Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers |
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| Indian crocus | Any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks |
| Texas purple spike, Hexalectris warnockii | orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers |
| Venus' slipper, Venus's slipper, Venus's shoe | Any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips |
| aerides | Any orchid of the genus Aerides |
| angrecum | Any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers |
| arethusa | Any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers |
| bee orchid, Ophrys apifera | European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color |
| bletia | Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers |
| brassavola | Any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7 |
| broad-leaved twayblade, Listera convallarioides | small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers |
| butterfly orchid | Any orchid of the genus Psychopsis |
| butterfly orchid, Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense | orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers |
| butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa | Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip |
| caladenia | Any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia |
| calanthe | Any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise |
| calypso, fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa | 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 |
| cattleya | Any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column |
| coelogyne | Any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with |
| common spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii | European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple |
| coral root | A wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest / forest floor |
| crested coral root, Hexalectris spicata | orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins |
| cymbid, cymbidium | Any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers |
| cypripedia | A plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium |
| dendrobium | A plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers |
| disa | Any orchid of the genus Disa |
| epidendron | Any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum |
| fen orchid, fen orchis, Liparis loeselii | small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers |
| fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera, Ophrys muscifera | European orchid whose flowers resemble flies |
| fly orchid | Any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks |
| foxtail orchid | Any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme |
| fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea | European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs |
| fringed orchis, fringed orchid | Any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip |
| frog orchid, Coeloglossum viride | orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple |
| frog orchid | Any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria |
| grass pink, Calopogon pulchellum, Calopogon tuberosum | An orchid |
| greater butterfly orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, Habenaria chlorantha | south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger / larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia |
| green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia, Malaxis ophioglossoides | North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals |
| helleborine | Any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera |
| helleborine | Any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis |
| helmet orchid, greenhood | 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 |
| helmetflower, helmet orchid | Any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process |
| jewel orchid | Any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining |
| jumping orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum | orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme |
| ladies' tresses, lady's tresses | An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers |
| lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, lady-slipper, lady slipper, ladies' slipper, slipper orchid | Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip |
| laelia | Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors |
| lesser butterfly orchid, Platanthera bifolia, Habenaria bifolia | south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers |
| lesser twayblade, Listera cordata | orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve |
| liparis | An orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes |
| lizard orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum | An orchid of the genus Himantoglossum |
| marsh orchid | Any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots |
| masdevallia | Any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia |
| maxillaria | Any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers |
| moth orchid, moth plant | 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 |
| odontoglossum | Any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors |
| oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid | Any orchid of the genus Oncidium |
| orange-blossom orchid, Sarcochilus falcatus | diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip |
| orchis | Any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes |
| pansy orchid | Any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers |
| phaius | An orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers |
| phantom orchid, snow orchid, Eburophyton austinae | Waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers |
| pleurothallis | Any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers |
| pogonia | Any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia |
| prairie white-fringed orchid, Platanthera leucophea | Of central North America |
| puttyroot, adam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale | North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers |
| rattlesnake orchid | 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 |
| rattlesnake plantain, helleborine | Any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme |
| rein orchid, rein orchis | Any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip |
| rosebud orchid, Cleistes rosea, Pogonia rosea | orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers |
| satyr orchid, Coeloglossum bracteatum | orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers |
| short-spurred fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia odoratissima | Similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs |
| sobralia | Any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya |
| spider orchid | Any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys |
| spider orchid, Brassia lawrenceana | South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers |
| spider orchid, Brassia verrucosa | Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts |
| spreading pogonia, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Cleistes divaricata, Pogonia divaricata | orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip |
| stanhopea | Any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors |
| stelis | Any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers |
| swan orchid, swanflower, swan-flower, swanneck, swan-neck | Any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan |
| tangle orchid | An orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers |
| tongueflower, tongue-flower | orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base |
| tulip orchid, Encyclia citrina, Cattleya citrina | Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened |
| twayblade, Listera ovata | orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown |
| twayblade | An orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves |
| vanda | Any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes |
| vanilla | 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 |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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| Spanish | orquidácea, orquídea |
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| Catalan | orquidàcia, orquídia |
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