English noun: helmet orchid | |||
1. | helmet orchid (plant) any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood | ||
Synonyms | greenhood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | orchid, orchidaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Pterostylis, Pterostylis | ||
2. | helmet orchid (plant) any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process | ||
Synonyms | helmetflower | ||
Broader (hypernym) | orchid, orchidaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | Coryanthes, genus Coryanthes | ||