Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun butterfly_plant

2 senses of butterfly plant

Sense 1
butterfly plant, Phalaenopsis amabilis -- (orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red)
       => moth orchid, moth plant -- (any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver)

Sense 2
oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid -- (any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants)
       => orchid, orchidaceous plant -- (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)