helmet orchid

helmet orchid
noun
1. any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
Syn: ↑greenhood
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Pterostylis, ↑genus Pterostylis
2. any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
Syn: ↑helmetflower
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Coryanthes, ↑genus Coryanthes

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noun
2. : an Australian orchid (Pterostylis cucullata) with a galeate lip

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