butterfly orchid

noun

variants: or less commonly butterfly orchis

Definition of butterfly orchid

1 : either of two European terrestrial orchids of the genus Platanthera (P. bifolia and P. chlorantha)

2 : a Mexican epiphytic orchid (Epidendrum venosum) often cultivated

3 : butterfly plant

4 : an orchid of the genus Gymnadenia

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