phantom orchid


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.phantom orchid - waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowersphantom orchid - waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
Eburophyton austinae, snow orchid
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Eburophyton, genus Eburophyton - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
It is terrifying for me to consider, now, how television, a kind of cultural nerve gas, has compromised the world's six thousand epistemologies, generalizing them into the inutility of "what we all know" and "what we all believe." To consider the campaigns mounted for all to speak Mandarin or English in order "to make life easier." To consider how a stunning photograph of a phantom orchid can be made to stand today for all phantom orchids through time.
Six Thousand Lessons
Jesse's first book Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids and Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Strategies of Plants is now available at www.
Holly brings joy to all seasons: a number of cultivars are useful for a variety of designing and decorating endeavors

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?