BUTTERFLY ORCHID


Meaning of BUTTERFLY ORCHID in English

1. an epiphytic South American orchid, Oncidium papilio, having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers.

2. either of two terrestrial Old World orchids, Habenaria chlorantha or H. bifolia, having long clusters of greenish-white flowers.

[ 1590-1600 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .