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showy orchis

showy orchis noun: galearis spectabilis, native to eastern North America.

showy orchis: galearis spectabilis, native to eastern North America
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Noun

showy orchis (plural showy orchises)

  1. Galearis spectabilis, native to eastern North America.
    Synonyms:
    Orchis spectabilis, gay orchis, purple orchis, purple-hooded orchis

Synonyms of showy orchis

  • Orchis spectabilis
  • gay orchis
  • purple orchis
  • purple-hooded orchis

Forms of showy orchis

pluralshowy orchises

Questions about showy orchis

What does showy orchis mean?
Showy orchis means galearis spectabilis, native to eastern North America.
What part of speech is showy orchis?
Showy orchis is a noun.
What is the plural of showy orchis?
The plural of showy orchis is showy orchises.

Words near showy orchis in the dictionary

  1. showworthy
  2. showy
  3. showy goatsbeard
  4. showy goatsbeards
  5. showy mistletoe
  6. showy orchis
  7. showy orchises
  8. showy sundew
  9. showy sundews
  10. showyard
  11. showyards

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