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LIZARD ORCHID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lizard orchid mean?
• LIZARD ORCHID (noun)
The noun LIZARD ORCHID has 1 sense:
1. an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
Familiarity information: LIZARD ORCHID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Himantoglossum hircinum; lizard orchid
Hypernyms ("lizard orchid" is a kind of...):
orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
Holonyms ("lizard orchid" is a member of...):
genus Himantoglossum; Himantoglossum (small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region)
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