| 单词 | moth orchid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoth orchid moth orchid n. any orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis, the members of which have flat, spreading, brightly coloured petals suggestive of a moth, and are native esp. to the Malay Peninsula; also called butterfly plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids satyrionOE bollockwort?a1300 sanicle14.. bollock?a1425 martagon1548 orchis1559 dogstones1562 hare's-ballocks1562 stone1562 bollock grass1578 dog's cods1578 dog's cullions1578 double-leaf1578 fly-orchis1578 goat's cullions1578 goat's orchis1578 priest's pintle1578 twayblade1578 bee-orchis1597 bifoil1597 bird's nest1597 bird's orchis1597 butterfly orchis1597 fenny-stones1597 gelded satyrion1597 gnat satyrion1597 humble-bee orchis1597 lady's slipper1597 sweet ballocks1597 two-blade1605 cullions1611 bee-flower1626 fly-flower1640 man orchis1670 musk orchis1670 moccasin flower1680 gnat-flower1688 faham tea1728 Ophrys1754 green man orchis1762 Arethusa1764 honey flower1771 cypripedium1775 rattlesnake plantain1778 Venus's slipper1785 Adam and Eve1789 lizard orchis179. epidendrum1791 Pogonia?1801 Vanda1801 cymbidium1815 Oncidium1822 putty-root1822 Noah's Ark1826 yellow moccasin1826 gongora1827 cattleya1828 green man1828 nervine1828 stanhopea1829 dove-flower1831 catasetum1836 Odontoglossum1836 Miltonia1837 letter plant1838 spread eagle1838 letter-leaf1839 swan-plant1841 orchid1843 disa1844 masdevallia1845 Phalaenopsis1846 faham1850 Indian crocus1850 moccasin plant1850 pleione1851 dove orchis1852 nerve root1854 Holy Ghost flower1862 basket-plant1865 lizard's tongue1866 mousetail1866 Sobralia1866 swan-neck1866 swanwort1866 Indian shoe1876 odontoglot1879 wreathewort1879 moth orchid1880 rattlesnake orchid1881 dendrobe1882 dove-plant1882 Madeira orchis1882 man orchis1882 swan-flower1884 slipper-orchid1885 slipper orchis1889 mayflower1894 scorpion orchid1897 moederkappie1910 dove orchid1918 monkey orchid1925 man orchid1927 1880 F. W. Burbidge Gardens of Sun ii. 18 In Singaporean gardens the rarest of moth orchids are planted in cocoanut-shells. 1942 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Club 69 168 Phalaenopsis, the moth orchid, a Malasian member of the Sarcanthinae, grows as an epiphyte in the rain forests. 1993 D. Wakoski Jason the Sailor 190 Downstairs there were the white phalanopsis flowers, the moth orchids, blooming. 2001 Guardian 29 Dec. (Weekend Suppl.) 55/4 Occasionally, these plantlets do appear on moth orchid (phalaenopsis) stems. moth orchid A large genus of epiphytic orchids native to tropical Asia (esp. Malaysia), the East Indies, and Northern Australia, and including many grown for ornament; (also phalaenopsis) an orchid of this genus, also called moth orchid. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids satyrionOE bollockwort?a1300 sanicle14.. bollock?a1425 martagon1548 orchis1559 dogstones1562 hare's-ballocks1562 stone1562 bollock grass1578 dog's cods1578 dog's cullions1578 double-leaf1578 fly-orchis1578 goat's cullions1578 goat's orchis1578 priest's pintle1578 twayblade1578 bee-orchis1597 bifoil1597 bird's nest1597 bird's orchis1597 butterfly orchis1597 fenny-stones1597 gelded satyrion1597 gnat satyrion1597 humble-bee orchis1597 lady's slipper1597 sweet ballocks1597 two-blade1605 cullions1611 bee-flower1626 fly-flower1640 man orchis1670 musk orchis1670 moccasin flower1680 gnat-flower1688 faham tea1728 Ophrys1754 green man orchis1762 Arethusa1764 honey flower1771 cypripedium1775 rattlesnake plantain1778 Venus's slipper1785 Adam and Eve1789 lizard orchis179. epidendrum1791 Pogonia?1801 Vanda1801 cymbidium1815 Oncidium1822 putty-root1822 Noah's Ark1826 yellow moccasin1826 gongora1827 cattleya1828 green man1828 nervine1828 stanhopea1829 dove-flower1831 catasetum1836 Odontoglossum1836 Miltonia1837 letter plant1838 spread eagle1838 letter-leaf1839 swan-plant1841 orchid1843 disa1844 masdevallia1845 Phalaenopsis1846 faham1850 Indian crocus1850 moccasin plant1850 pleione1851 dove orchis1852 nerve root1854 Holy Ghost flower1862 basket-plant1865 lizard's tongue1866 mousetail1866 Sobralia1866 swan-neck1866 swanwort1866 Indian shoe1876 odontoglot1879 wreathewort1879 moth orchid1880 rattlesnake orchid1881 dendrobe1882 dove-plant1882 Madeira orchis1882 man orchis1882 swan-flower1884 slipper-orchid1885 slipper orchis1889 mayflower1894 scorpion orchid1897 moederkappie1910 dove orchid1918 monkey orchid1925 man orchid1927 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 181 Order LII. Orchidaceæ..Genera..iii. Vandeæ... Phalænopsis. 1882 Garden 11 Feb. 97/1 Fine plants of Phalænopsis are in full bloom. 1888 Times 29 Mar. 12/5 Baron Schroeder's phalænopsis ‘John Seden,’ received a first-class certificate. 1926 New Phytologist 25 80 Seeds of Cattleya..were relatively easy to germinate successfully, while those of Odontoglossum, Phalaenopsis and Vanda presented the greatest difficulty. 1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1540/2 Where a number of Phalaenopses are grown it is usual to devote a house to them. 1992 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 156/2 A phalaenopsis rises from a coffee table, and out in the solarium, an extravagant arrangement of striped tulips and gray leaves tumbles from a weathered urn. 2001 Org. Style Nov. 98/2 Often called ‘moth orchids’ for the winged clusters of flowers that dangle from their long, slender stems, phalaenopsis thrive in low light and grow beautifully in an ordinary north-facing window. < as lemmas |
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