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FRAGRANT ORCHID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fragrant orchid mean? 

FRAGRANT ORCHID (noun)
  The noun FRAGRANT ORCHID has 1 sense:

1. European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spursplay

  Familiarity information: FRAGRANT ORCHID used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FRAGRANT ORCHID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

fragrant orchid; Gymnadenia conopsea

Hypernyms ("fragrant orchid" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Holonyms ("fragrant orchid" is a member of...):

genus Gymnadenia; Gymnadenia (small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia)


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