| NOUN | plant | 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 |
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| plant | helmet orchid, helmetflower | any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | greenhood | |
| Member of | Pterostylis, genus Pterostylis | genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific |
| Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
| Meaning | Any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process. | |
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| Synonym | helmetflower | |
| Member of | Coryanthes, genus Coryanthes | small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids |
| Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
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