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MOTH PLANT

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Meaning:

Any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver

Synonyms:

moth orchid; moth plant

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("moth plant" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moth plant"):

butterfly plant; Phalaenopsis amabilis (orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red)

Holonyms ("moth plant" is a member of...):

genus Phalaenopsis; Phalaenopsis (genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia)

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