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HABENARIA DILATATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Habenaria dilatata mean? 

HABENARIA DILATATA (noun)
  The noun HABENARIA DILATATA has 1 sense:

1. orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: HABENARIA DILATATA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HABENARIA DILATATA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bog candles; bog rein orchid; Habenaria dilatata

Hypernyms ("Habenaria dilatata" is a kind of...):

rein orchid; rein orchis (any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip)


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