butterfly plant

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butterfly plant - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  butterfly plant
      n 1: orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and
           fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red [syn:
           butterfly plant, Phalaenopsis amabilis]
      2: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender
         branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often
         grown as houseplants [syn: oncidium, dancing lady orchid,
         butterfly plant, butterfly orchid]