scented orchid

noun

a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turfAlso called: fragrant orchid

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Nearby words

scent, scent gland, scent mark, scent-mark, scented, scented orchid, scepter, sceptic, sceptical, scepticism, sceptre

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