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SATYR ORCHID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does satyr orchid mean?
• SATYR ORCHID (noun)
The noun SATYR ORCHID has 1 sense:
1. orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
Familiarity information: SATYR ORCHID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Coeloglossum bracteatum; satyr orchid
Hypernyms ("satyr 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 ("satyr orchid" is a member of...):
Coeloglossum; genus Coeloglossum (terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid)
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