NOUN | plant | Phalaenopsis amabilis, butterfly plant | orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red |
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Meaning | orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red. | |
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Synonym | butterfly plant | |
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 |
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