Noun: rattlesnake orchid
- Any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiralling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
"The rattlesnake orchid's unique flower structure fascinated botanists"
Derived forms: rattlesnake orchids
Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant
Part of: genus Pholidota, Pholidota