butterfly orchid

butterfly orchid

n. Any of several orchids, especially of the genera Encyclia, Oncidium, or Platanthera, having flowers resembling butterflies.

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Noun	1.	butterfly orchid - any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchidsorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsgenus Psychopsis, Psychopsis - epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus OncidiumOncidium papilio kramerianum, Psychopsis krameriana - orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus OncidiumOncidium papilio, Psychopsis papilio - orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
	2.	butterfly orchid - any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplantsdancing lady orchid, oncidium, butterfly plantorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsgenus Oncidium - large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America
	3.	butterfly orchid - Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lipbutterfly orchis, Encyclia venosa, Epidendrum venosumorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsEncyclia, genus Encyclia - large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum
	4.	butterfly orchid - orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus EpidendrumEncyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampenseorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsEncyclia, genus Encyclia - large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum
	5.	butterfly orchid - Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lipOrchis papilionaceae, butterfly orchisorchis - any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes