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Noun: greater butterfly orchid
  1. South European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
    "The greater butterfly orchid towers over its lesser relative";
    - Platanthera chlorantha, Habenaria chlorantha

Derived forms: greater butterfly orchids

Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: genus Platanthera, Platanthera

Encyclopedia: Greater butterfly orchid