purple orchis

/ˌpʌrpəl ˌɔrkəs/
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Other forms: purple orchises

Definitions of purple orchis
  1. noun
    North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
    synonyms: Orchis spectabilis, purple-hooded orchis, showy orchis
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    type of:
    orchis
    any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
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