butterfly orchid vs orchid

butterfly orchid and orchid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
butterfly orchid	Yes	No	No	No
orchid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, orchid is a hypernym of butterfly orchid; that is, orchid is a word with a broader meaning than butterfly orchid:

butterfly orchid: any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

Other hypernyms of butterfly orchid include orchidaceous plant.

As nouns, orchid is a hypernym of butterfly orchid; that is, orchid is a word with a broader meaning than butterfly orchid:

butterfly orchid: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

Other hypernyms of butterfly orchid include orchidaceous plant.

As nouns, orchid is a hypernym of butterfly orchid; that is, orchid is a word with a broader meaning than butterfly orchid:

butterfly orchid: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

Other hypernyms of butterfly orchid include orchidaceous plant.

As nouns, orchid is a hypernym of butterfly orchid; that is, orchid is a word with a broader meaning than butterfly orchid:

butterfly orchid: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

Other hypernyms of butterfly orchid include orchidaceous plant.

butterfly orchid (noun)	orchid (noun)
any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids	any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants