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showy orchis
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noun
a wild orchid, Orchis spectabilis, of eastern North America, having a spike of showy flowers, each with purple, pink, or white sepals and petals united into a galea and a white lip.
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Origin of showy orchis
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Words nearby showy orchis
show trial, show up, show window, showy, showy crab apple, showy orchis, shoyu, shp, shpt., shr., shraddha
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