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Noun: spider orchid
  1. Any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
     
  2. Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
    - Brassia verrucosa
     
  3. South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
    - Brassia lawrenceana

Derived forms: spider orchids

Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: Brassia, genus Brassia, genus Ophrys, Ophrys

Encyclopedia: Spider orchid