satyr orchid

satyr orchid
noun
orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Coeloglossum, ↑genus Coeloglossum

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noun
Etymology: so called from the ancient Greek and Roman belief that certain kinds of orchids were aphrodisiac
: a terrestrial orchid (Coeloglossum bracteatum) of the cooler parts of No. America and Europe having broad usually ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers

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