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Detailed Synonyms for butterfly orchid in English

butterfly orchid:

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  1. the butterfly orchid
    – Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip 1
    the butterfly orchid; the butterfly orchis; the Orchis papilionaceae
    – Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip 1
  2. the butterfly orchid
    – orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum 1
    the butterfly orchid; the Encyclia tampensis; the Epidendrum tampense
    – orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum 1
  3. the butterfly orchid
    – Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip 1
    the butterfly orchid; the Encyclia venosa; the butterfly orchis; the Epidendrum venosum
    – Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip 1
  4. the butterfly orchid
    – any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants 1
    the butterfly plant; the dancing lady orchid; the butterfly orchid; the oncidium
    – any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants 1
  5. the butterfly orchid
    – any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids 1
    the butterfly orchid
    – any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids 1

Alternate Synonyms for "butterfly orchid":


Related Definitions for "butterfly orchid":

  1. Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip1
  2. orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum1
  3. Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip1
  4. any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants1
  5. any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids1

Related Synonyms for butterfly orchid