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Noun: jewel orchid
  1. Any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
    "The jewel orchid's foliage sparkled under grow lights"

Derived forms: jewel orchids

Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: Anoectochilus, genus Anoectochilus

Encyclopedia: Jewel orchid