noun
- Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip.
- synonyms: butterfly orchid, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa
- Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip.
- synonyms: butterfly orchid, Orchis papilionaceae
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