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 butterfly orchid
      n 1: any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large
           tiger-striped orchids
      2: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender
         branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often
         grown as houseplants [syn: oncidium, dancing lady
          orchid, butterfly plant]
      3: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green
         flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: butterfly
          orchis, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa]
      4: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly
         colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
         [syn: Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense]
      5: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a
         fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: butterfly
          orchis, Orchis papilionaceae]