English
Detailed Synonyms for helmet orchid in English
helmet orchid:
helmet orchid [the ~] noun
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the helmet orchid
– any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process 1the helmetflower; the helmet orchid– any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process 1 -
the helmet orchid
– any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood 1the helmet orchid; the greenhood– any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood 1