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orchis vs butterfly orchid

butterfly orchid vs orchis

orchis and butterfly orchid both are nouns.

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

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