NOUN | plant | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Member of | Pholidota, genus Pholidota | genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific |
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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