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Noun: Cleistes rosea
  1. Orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-coloured flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
    "The Cleistes rosea's delicate blooms stood out against the dark foliage";
    - rosebud orchid, Pogonia rosea

Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: Cleistes, genus Cleistes