A wild orchid with a flower that somewhat resembles a butterfly in shape, found in both Eurasia and North America.
蝴蝶兰
Genus Platanthera, family Orchidaceae: many species, including two widely distributed European species with fragrant greenish-white flowers, P. chlorantha and the smaller P. bifolia
Example sentencesExamples
Colorful butterfly orchids from Taiwan received two awards at the Sakoliki International Flower Show in Moscow, organizers said yesterday.
Bauhinia forficata, or Brazilian orchid tree, also is known as white butterfly orchid tree or simply white orchid tree.
The tour ended in a forest of trees with blooming white blossoms of phalaenopsis, or butterfly orchid.
Among them are butterfly orchid from Timor and Maluku, and mini orchid from North Sulawesi.
Burnt, fragrant, marsh and butterfly orchids can all be found here, but top of the pile is the lady's slipper.
Definition of butterfly orchid in US English:
butterfly orchid
noun
An epiphytic wild orchid of South America with large yellow and red flowers that somewhat resemble a butterfly in shape.
Oncidium papilio, family Orchidaceae
Example sentencesExamples
The tour ended in a forest of trees with blooming white blossoms of phalaenopsis, or butterfly orchid.
Bauhinia forficata, or Brazilian orchid tree, also is known as white butterfly orchid tree or simply white orchid tree.
Among them are butterfly orchid from Timor and Maluku, and mini orchid from North Sulawesi.
Colorful butterfly orchids from Taiwan received two awards at the Sakoliki International Flower Show in Moscow, organizers said yesterday.
Burnt, fragrant, marsh and butterfly orchids can all be found here, but top of the pile is the lady's slipper.