butterfly orchid — noun 1. any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger striped orchids • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑Psychopsis krameriana, ↑Oncidium papilio kramerianum, ↑Psychopsis papilio, ↑Oncidium papilio … Useful english dictionary
Butterfly gardening — is a growing school of gardening, specifically wildlife gardening, that is aimed at creating an environment that attracts butterflies, as well as certain moths, such as those in the Hemaris genus. Butterfly gardening is often aimed at inviting… … Wikipedia
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area — in Plumas County, California, United States was designated a protected botanical area in 1976 due to its abundance and diversity of plant life. Managed by the Plumas National Forest, the Butterfly Valley Botanical Area is the home of the… … Wikipedia
Butterfly weed — Taxobox name = Butterfly weed image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae genus = Asclepias species = A. tuberosa binomial = Asclepias… … Wikipedia
Butterfly — calesButterflies are characterized by their scale covered wings.The coloration of butterfly wings is created by minute scales. These scales are pigmented with melanins that give them blacks and browns, but blues, greens, reds and iridescence are… … Wikipedia
Butterfly Effect — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Butterfly Effect Originaltitel The Butterfly Effect … Deutsch Wikipedia
Butterfly pea — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butterfly lily — Lily Lil y (l[i^]l [y^]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (l[i^]l [i^]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei rion. Cf. {Flower de luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butterfly orchis — noun 1. Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow green flowers with white purple veined lip • Syn: ↑butterfly orchid, ↑Epidendrum venosum, ↑Encyclia venosa • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Member Ho … Useful english dictionary
Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis … Wikipedia
