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- noun any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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- Cattleya
- Disa
- Liparis
- Orchis
- Vanda
- adam-and-eve
- aerides
- angrecum
- aplectrum hyemale
- arethusa
- bee orchid
- bletia
- bletia striata
- bletilla striata
- brassavola
- brassia lawrenceana
- brassia verrucosa
- broad-leaved twayblade
- butterfly orchid
- butterfly orchis
- butterfly plant
- caladenia
- calanthe
- calopogon pulchellum
- calopogon tuberosum
- calypso
- calypso bulbosa
- catasetum macrocarpum
- cattleya citrina
- cleistes divaricata
- cleistes rosea
- coeloglossum bracteatum
- coeloglossum viride
- coelogyne
- common spotted orchid
- coralroot
- crested coral root
- cymbid
- cymbidium
- cypripedia
- dactylorhiza fuchsii
- dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii
- dancing lady orchid
- dendrobium
- eburophyton austinae
- encyclia citrina
- encyclia tampensis
- encyclia venosa
- epidendron
- epidendrum tampense
- epidendrum venosum
- fairy-slipper
- fen orchid
- fen orchis
- fly orchid
- foxtail orchid
- fragrant orchid
- fringed orchid
- fringed orchis
- frog orchid
- funnel-crest rosebud orchid
- grass pink
- greater butterfly orchid
- green adder's mouth
- greenhood
- gymnadenia conopsea
- gymnadenia odoratissima
- habenaria bifolia
- habenaria chlorantha
- helleborine
- helmet orchid
- helmetflower
- hexalectris spicata
- hexalectris warnockii
- himantoglossum hircinum
- indian crocus
- jewel orchid
- jumping orchid
- ladies' slipper
- ladies' tresses
- lady's slipper
- lady's tresses
- lady-slipper
- laelia
- lesser butterfly orchid
- lesser twayblade
- liparis loeselii
- listera convallarioides
- listera cordata
- listera ovata
- lizard orchid
- malaxis ophioglossoides
- malaxis-unifolia
- marsh orchid
- masdevallia
- maxillaria
- moth orchid
- moth plant
- odontoglossum
- oncidium
- ophrys apifera
- ophrys insectifera
- ophrys muscifera
- orange-blossom orchid
- pansy orchid
- phaius
- phantom orchid
- platanthera bifolia
- platanthera chlorantha
- platanthera leucophea
- pleurothallis
- pogonia
- pogonia divaricata
- pogonia rosea
- prairie white-fringed orchid
- puttyroot
- rattlesnake orchid
- rattlesnake plantain
- rein orchid
- rein orchis
- rosebud orchid
- sarcochilus falcatus
- satyr orchid
- short-spurred fragrant orchid
- slipper orchid
- snow orchid
- sobralia
- spider orchid
- spreading pogonia
- stanhopea
- stelis
- swan orchid
- swan-flower
- swan-neck
- swanflower
- swanneck
- tangle orchid
- texas purple spike
- tongue-flower
- tongueflower
- tulip orchid
- twayblade
- vanilla
- venus' slipper
- venus's shoe
- venus's slipper
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