purple orchis

purple orchis
noun
North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
Hypernyms: ↑orchis

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noun also purple-hooded orchis \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-\

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