tangle orchid

tangle orchid
noun
an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Plectorrhiza, ↑genus Plectorrhiza

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