marsh orchid

1. 1.

   any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region

   Broaderorchid

   Part ofDactylorhiza

Questions about marsh orchid

What does marsh orchid mean?

marsh orchid means "any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region".

Is marsh orchid a common word?

marsh orchid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.