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butterfly plant
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As a noun, butterfly plant means orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red.
Meanings of butterfly plant
2 meaningsnoun
Orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with redplant
Similar: Phalaenopsis amabilisAny orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplantsplant
Similar: oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly orchid
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Synonyms by meaning
noun: orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and…
Phalaenopsis amabilis
noun: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slende…