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POOR MAN'S ORCHID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does poor man's orchid mean?
• POOR MAN'S ORCHID (noun)
The noun POOR MAN'S ORCHID has 1 sense:
1. any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
Familiarity information: POOR MAN'S ORCHID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
butterfly flower; poor man's orchid; schizanthus
Hypernyms ("poor man's orchid" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("poor man's orchid" is a member of...):
genus Schizanthus (Chilean herbs with orchid-like flowers)
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