purple fringeless orchis

/ˌpʌrpəl ˌfrɪndʒləs ˌɔrkəs/
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Definitions of purple fringeless orchis
  1. noun
    orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
    synonyms: Habenaria peramoena, purple fringeless orchid
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    type of:
    fringed orchid, fringed orchis
    any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
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