Source : WordNet®

butterfly orchid
     n 1: any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large
          tiger-striped orchids
     2: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender
        branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often
        grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {dancing lady
        orchid}, {butterfly plant}]
     3: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green
        flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly
        orchis}, {Epidendrum venosum}, {Encyclia venosa}]
     4: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly
        colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
        [syn: {Encyclia tampensis}, {Epidendrum tampense}]
     5: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a
        fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly
        orchis}, {Orchis papilionaceae}]