Noun: jumping orchid
- Orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected
"The jumping orchid fascinated visitors with its unique pollination mechanism";
- Catasetum macrocarpum
Derived forms: jumping orchids
Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant
Part of: Catasetum, genus Catasetum