HyperDic: rosebud_orchid

English > 1 sense of the expression rosebud orchid:
NOUNplantrosebud orchid, Cleistes rosea, Pogonia roseaorchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers
English > rosebud orchid: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningorchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia.
SynonymsCleistes rosea, Pogonia rosea
Member ofCleistes, genus Cleistesterrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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