HyperDic: orchis_papilionaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression Orchis papilionaceae:
NOUNplantOrchis papilionaceae, butterfly orchid, butterfly orchisMediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
English > Orchis papilionaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningMediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip.
Synonymsbutterfly orchid, butterfly orchis
BroaderorchisAny of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes

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