/ Dictionary / Index P purple-fringed orchid: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pur'ple-fringed or'chid Pronunciation: (pûr'pul-frinjd"), [key] either of two orchids, Habenaria fimbriata or H. psycodes, of eastern North America, having a cluster of fragrant purple flowers with a fringed lip. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. purple foxglove purple gallinule Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language