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Noun: butterfly plant
  1. Orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red
    - Phalaenopsis amabilis
     
  2. Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
    - oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly orchid

Derived forms: butterfly plants

Type of: moth orchid, moth plant, orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: genus Oncidium, genus Phalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis