Noun: purple-fringed orchid
- North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
"Butterflies were attracted to the sweet-scented purple-fringed orchid";
- purple-fringed orchis, Habenaria psycodes
- North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers
"Purple-fringed orchids created a lavender haze across the wet meadow";
- purple-fringed orchis, Habenaria fimbriata
Derived forms: purple-fringed orchids
Type of: fringed orchid, fringed orchis