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butterfly orchid vs orchis

orchis vs butterfly orchid

butterfly orchid and orchis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
butterfly orchid Yes No No No
orchis Yes No No No
As nouns, orchis is a hypernym of butterfly orchid; that is, orchis is a word with a broader meaning than butterfly orchid:
  • butterfly orchid: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
  • orchis: any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
butterfly orchid (noun) orchis (noun)
any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
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
Difference between butterfly orchid and orchis

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