marsh orchid

marsh orchid

n (Plants) any of various orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza, growing in damp places and having mostly purplish flowers

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marsh orchid - any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean regionorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsDactylorhiza, genus Dactylorhiza - genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa