any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
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a tall orchid, Dipodium punctatum, with white pink-spotted flowers, found in Australia
Examples of 'spotted orchid' in a sentence
spotted orchid
The most widespread is the common spotted orchid.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The most widespread and best known is the common spotted orchid.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The best-known is probably the common spotted orchid.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Our most widespread orchid is the common spotted orchid, which grows both in damp woods and on chalky hillsides.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Common spotted orchids grow in grassy places that are a little damp, often in colonies of 100 or more.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In shape they are rather like the common spotted orchids, but they have plain leaves, and their flowers can be purple as well as pink.