butterfly orchid

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an epiphytic South American orchid, Oncidium papilio, having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers.

either of two terrestrial Old World orchids, Habenaria chlorantha or H. bifolia, having long clusters of greenish-white flowers.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1590–1600

“When you become a peshmerga your life becomes like a butterfly,” she said.
Embedding With the Women Who Are Kicking ISIS Ass|Susannah George|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, to commemorate her 75th birthday, the two got matching butterfly tattoos on their wrists.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This video remedies that injustice, showcasing an owl doing a butterfly stroke in Lake Michigan.
Swimming Owls, Jane Krakowski’s Peter Pan Live! Audition, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A small wooden cabinet with two butterfly doors held ropes and chains, candles, and sex toys.
A Murder in Detroit’s Sexual Underworld|Steve Miller|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The labels included a picture of a butterfly on a blade of grass.
Whole Foods' Anti-GMO Swindle|Michael Schulson|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She became my sweetheart, temporarily; but a born butterfly, she soon fluttered away, leaving me disconsolate—for a time!
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Out by the hill, a butterfly, snow white, rested a moment on the young girl's hair.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
In Leeming-street it was in the chrysalis state; in Fishergate the butterfly epoch has been reached.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
A filmy and diaphanous creature was Mrs. Patton also—one could never have dreamed of so exquisite a black butterfly.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
The boys light Roman candles, shooting crimson and orchid and brass-flamed astonishers into the clouds.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang