Oncidium papilio

Definitions of Oncidium papilio
  1. noun
    orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
    synonyms: Psychopsis papilio
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    type of:
    butterfly orchid
    any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
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