phantom orchid

phantom orchid
noun
waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Eburophyton, ↑genus Eburophyton

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noun or phantom orchis
: a saprophytic white orchid (Cephalanthera austinae) of the western United States

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