noun
Meaning 1
Any of various orchids of the genus Platanthera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: butterfly orchid
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
fringed orchid
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noun
Meaning 2
any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fringed orchis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: orchid, orchidaceous plant
Narrower terms: white fringed orchis, white fringed orchid, Habenaria albiflora, purple-fringed orchid, purple-fringed orchis, Habenaria fimbriata, Hooker's orchid, Habenaria hookeri, ragged orchid, ragged orchis, ragged-fringed orchid, green fringed orchis, Habenaria lacera, prairie orchid, prairie white-fringed orchis, Habenaria leucophaea, snowy orchid, Habenaria nivea, purple fringeless orchid, purple fringeless orchis, Habenaria peramoena, Habenaria psycodes
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