butterfly orchis
- noun
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orquídea mariposa
- The butterfly orchis blooms in early summer.
Examples
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The butterfly orchis thrives naturally in the humid forests of Mexico.
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She added a butterfly orchis to her collection of rare orchids.
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Horticulturists admire the unique coloration of the butterfly orchis flowers.
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Look! A butterfly orchis is blooming!
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Horticulturists admire the unique coloration of the butterfly orchis flowers.
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The butterfly orchis thrives naturally in the humid forests of Mexico.
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She added a butterfly orchis to her collection of rare orchids.
Synonyms
A flower with bright petals that look like a butterfly
A flowering plant with colorful, often fragrant flowers that look like butterflies
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a noun compound where 'butterfly' straightforwardly modifies 'Orchis' to indicate an orchid associated with or resembling a butterfly; the overall meaning ('a type of orchid with butterfly-like flowers') is directly inferable from the parts. Such modifier+noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern (especially in plant names), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun butterfly orchis comes from the flower's look: its petals spread like the wings of a butterfly, and orchis is a name for orchid plants. So butterfly orchis means a 'type of orchid' with flowers that look like a butterfly.
