orchidaceous plant

Noun

1.

orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors Synonyms: orchid

adam-and-eve, aerides, angrecum, Aplectrum hyemale, arethusa, bee orchid, bletia, Bletia striata, Bletilla striata, brassavola, Brassia lawrenceana, Brassia verrucosa, broad-leaved twayblade, butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, butterfly plant, caladenia, calanthe, Calopogon pulchellum, Calopogon tuberosum, calypso, Calypso bulbosa, Catasetum macrocarpum, cattleya, Cattleya citrina, Cleistes divaricata, Cleistes rosea, Coeloglossum bracteatum, Coeloglossum viride, coelogyne, common spotted orchid, coral root, crested coral root, cymbid, cymbidium, cypripedia, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii, dancing lady orchid, dendrobium, disa, Eburophyton austinae, Encyclia citrina, Encyclia tampensis, Encyclia venosa, epidendron, Epidendrum tampense, Epidendrum venosum, fairy-slipper, family Orchidaceae, fen orchid, fen orchis, flower, fly orchid, foxtail orchid, fragrant orchid, fringed orchid, fringed orchis, frog orchid, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, grass pink, greater butterfly orchid, green adder's mouth, greenhood, Gymnadenia conopsea, Gymnadenia odoratissima, Habenaria bifolia, Habenaria chlorantha, helleborine, helmet orchid, helmetflower, Hexalectris spicata, Hexalectris warnockii, Himantoglossum hircinum, Indian crocus, jewel orchid, jumping orchid, ladies' slipper, ladies' tresses, lady's slipper, lady's tresses, lady-slipper, laelia, lesser butterfly orchid, lesser twayblade, liparis, Liparis loeselii, Listera convallarioides, Listera cordata, Listera ovata, lizard orchid, Malaxis ophioglossoides, Malaxis-unifolia, marsh orchid, masdevallia, maxillaria, mentum, moth orchid, moth plant, odontoglossum, oncidium, Ophrys apifera, Ophrys insectifera, Ophrys muscifera, orange-blossom orchid, orchid, orchid family, Orchidaceae, orchis, pansy orchid, phaius, phantom orchid, Platanthera bifolia, Platanthera chlorantha, Platanthera leucophea, pleurothallis, pogonia, Pogonia divaricata, Pogonia rosea, prairie white-fringed orchid, puttyroot, rattlesnake orchid, rattlesnake plantain, rein orchid, rein orchis, rosebud orchid, Sarcochilus falcatus, satyr orchid, short-spurred fragrant orchid, slipper orchid, snow orchid, sobralia, spider orchid, spreading pogonia, stanhopea, stelis, swan orchid, swan-flower, swan-neck, swanflower, swanneck, tangle orchid, Texas purple spike, tongue-flower, tongueflower, tulip orchid, twayblade, vanda, vanilla, Venus' slipper, Venus's shoe, Venus's slipper