| 单词 | spread-eagle orchid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspread-eagle orchid a. Designating an epiphytic orchid of tropical America, Trichocentrum carthagenense, the flower of which has outspread sepals and petals which are yellowish-white with purple spots. Now usually in spread-eagle orchid. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of orchids spread eagle1804 pseudobulbous1840 neottious1850 orchid-like1876 euglossine1966 1804 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 20 777 Epidendrum Undulatum. Spread-Eagle Epidendrum. 1835 Gardener's Mag. Mar. 139 Some of the bulbless epidendrons, the spread eagle plant, and Oncidium papilio attain a much greater height. 1966 C. J. Hylander Wildlife Communities xi. 227 The spread-eagle orchid develops only one large leaf. 1999 A. M. Duquette Her Own Ranger vi. 94 Alisha recognized the pink and white of the clamshell orchid, the pale blues of the spread-eagle orchid, the yellows of the butterfly orchid. < as lemmas |
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