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Definition of Orchis spectabilis
1. Noun. North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orchis Spectabilis
Literary usage of Orchis spectabilis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Studio Neighbors by William Hamilton Gibson (1897)
"193 The Flower and Column of Orchis spectabilis, Enlarged . jyj Orchis spectabilis
7pj Position of Pollen of Orchis spectabilis Withdrawn on Pencil 797 The ..."
2. Bog-trotting for Orchids by Grace Greylock Niles (1904)
"Orchis spectabilis and Orchis rotundifolia are found in Vermont. ... The Orchis
spectabilis ranges from Ontario southward to Georgia. ..."
3. The Orchids of New England: A Popular Monograph by Henry Ives Baldwin (1884)
"Orchis spectabilis is called a True Orchis, because its anther- cells are "
parallel and contiguous," and the glands of the stigma (the viscid discs) are ..."
4. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1904)
"Orchis spectabilis I had in bloom in my garden last year, a pretty waxy white
... For Cypripedium pubescens, Cypripedium parviflorum, Orchis spectabilis, ..."
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