
Meaning of HELMET ORCHID
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- [n] any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
- [n] any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
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| | Synonyms: | | greenhood, helmetflower |
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| | See Also: | | Coryanthes, genus Coryanthes, genus Pterostylis, orchid, orchidaceous plant, Pterostylis | |
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