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Noun: butterfly flower
  1. Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
    - poor man's orchid, schizanthus
     
  2. Shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple
    - Bauhinia monandra

Derived forms: butterfly flowers

Type of: bush, flower, shrub

Part of: Bauhinia, genus Bauhinia, genus Schizanthus

Encyclopedia: Butterfly flower