rattlesnake orchid
noun
1Any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Pholidota which are native to tropical Asia and Australasia and have hanging racemes of small flowers.
2 US = rattlesnake plantain.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Peter Henderson (1822–1890).
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