NOUN | plant | butterfly plant, Phalaenopsis amabilis | orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red |
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plant | butterfly plant, oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly orchid | any orchid of the genus Oncidium |
Meaning | orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red. | |
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Synonym | Phalaenopsis amabilis | |
Member of | Phalaenopsis, genus Phalaenopsis | genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia |
Broader | 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 |
Meaning | Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants. | |
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Synonyms | oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly orchid | |
Member of | genus Oncidium | large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
Spanish | oncidium | |
Catalan | oncidium |
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