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单词 butterfly orchid
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butterfly orchid
butterfly orchid n. any of various orchids, esp. of the genera Psychopsis and Platanthera, having flowers thought to resemble a butterfly in shape; also with distinguishing word.Cf. butterfly orchis n., butterfly plant n.
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1851 Gardeners' Chron. 6 Sept. 564/2 Oncidium Papilio, the butterfly Orchid, from Trinidad, flowers in succession nearly all the year round.
1935 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 19 Mar. b18/2 (caption) A rare butterfly orchid which will be on display at the California Spring Garden Show.
1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 441/2 Greater butterfly-orchid, Platanthera chloranthera [sic] and lesser butterfly-orchid, P. bifolia , are white-flowered species whose blooms are strongly fragrant at night.
2002 P. Benshoff Myakka vii. 145 These large trees are covered with butterfly orchids.
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