orange-blossom orchid

orange-blossom orchid
noun
diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcochilus, ↑genus Sarcochilus

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noun
: an orchid (Sarcochilus falcatus) of Australia having white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip

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