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lady orchid

noun

a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip

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Word Origin for lady orchid

C19: named from a fancied resemblance to a lady in regency dress and bonnet

Words nearby lady orchid

lady of pleasure, lady of the evening, lady of the house, Lady of the Lake, lady-of-the-night, lady orchid, lady palm, lady's bedstraw, lady's-earrings, lady's finger, ladyship
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