noun
1. Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
• Syn: ↑butterfly orchid, ↑Epidendrum venosum, ↑Encyclia venosa
• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Encyclia, ↑genus Encyclia
2. Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
• Syn: ↑butterfly orchid, ↑Orchis papilionaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑orchis
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nounsee butterfly orchid
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butterfly orchis or butterfly orchid noun
Any of various orchids with flowers resembling a butterfly
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Main Entry: ↑butter
Useful english dictionary. 2012.