butterfly plant
1. orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red • Syn: Phalaenopsis amabilis • Hypernyms: moth orchid, moth plant • Member Holonyms: Phalaenopsis, genus Phalaenopsis 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 orchid • Hypernyms: orchid, orchidaceous plant • Member Holonyms: genus Oncidium
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