Defenition of the word butterfly orchid
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Defenition of the word butterfly orchid
- any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
- Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
- Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
- orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
- any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
Synonyms for the word butterfly orchid
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- butterfly orchis
- butterfly plant
- dancing lady orchid
- Encyclia tampensis
- Encyclia venosa
- Epidendrum tampense
- Epidendrum venosum
- oncidium
- Orchis papilionaceae
Meronymys for the word butterfly orchid
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- Encyclia
- genus Encyclia
- genus Oncidium
- genus Psychopsis
- Psychopsis
Hyponyms for the word butterfly orchid
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- Oncidium papilio
- Oncidium papilio kramerianum
- Psychopsis krameriana
- Psychopsis papilio
Hypernyms for the word butterfly orchid
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- orchid
- orchidaceous plant
- orchis
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