helmet orchid

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helmet orchid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  helmet orchid
      n 1: 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 [syn: helmet orchid, greenhood]
      2: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes
         of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip
         process [syn: helmetflower, helmet orchid]