Noun: phantom orchid
- Waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
"The ghostly phantom orchid seemed to glow in the dark forest understory";
- snow orchid, Eburophyton austinae
Derived forms: phantom orchids
Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant
Part of: Eburophyton, genus Eburophyton
Encyclopedia: Phantom orchid