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orchid
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Rose pogonia, Pogonia ophioglossoides, a member of the orchid family orchid, popular name for members of the Orchidaceae, a family of perennial herbs widely distributed in both hemispheres. Th...poor-man's-orchid
(Encyclopedia)poor-man's-orchid: see butterfly flower. ...Arethusa, in botany
(Encyclopedia)Arethusa: see orchid.pogonia
(Encyclopedia)pogonia: see orchid.twayblade
(Encyclopedia)twayblade: see orchid.coral-root
(Encyclopedia)coral-root: see orchid.grass pink
(Encyclopedia)grass pink: see orchid.moccasin flower
(Encyclopedia)moccasin flower: see orchid.ladies'-tresses
(Encyclopedia)ladies'-tresses: see orchid.lady's-slipper
(Encyclopedia)lady's-slipper, a wild orchid; the name is sometimes applied also to impatiens. ...Browse by Subject
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