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SATYR ORCHID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does satyr orchid mean? 

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

1. orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SATYR ORCHID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Coeloglossum bracteatum; satyr orchid

Hypernyms ("satyr 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 ("satyr orchid" is a member of...):

Coeloglossum; genus Coeloglossum (terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid)


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