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Helmet orchid

Helmet orchid Meaning & Definition
Helmet orchid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Helmet orchid?

[n] any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
[n] any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood

Synonyms | Synonyms for Helmet orchid: greenhood | helmetflower

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See Also | Coryanthes | genus Coryanthes | genus Pterostylis | orchid | orchidaceous plant | Pterostylis

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