WordNet
spider orchid
n. any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts [syn: Brassia verrucosa]
South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers [syn: Brassia lawrenceana]
Wikipedia
Spider orchid
Spider orchid typically refers to the orchid genus Caladenia as a whole.
It may also mean one of the following:
- Several Corybas species, including
- Corybas macranthus
- Corybas trilobus
- Dendrobium tetragonum ( Common spider orchid, Tree spider orchid)
- Several Ophrys species, including
- Ophrys fuciflora (Late spider orchid)
- Ophrys sphegodes (Early spider orchid)