purple-fringed orchid
noun
variants:
or purple-fringed orchis
Definition of purple-fringed orchid
: either of two orchids of the genus Habenaria with the lip deeply cleft into three lobes and usually fringed and lacerate:
a
: a North American orchid (H. psycodes) with fragrant purplish-fringed flowers
b
: a closely related orchid (H. fimbriata) with larger paler flowers