prairie orchid

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   orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers

   Synonymsprairie white-fringed orchisHabenaria leucophaea

   Broaderfringed orchis

Questions about prairie orchid

What does prairie orchid mean?

prairie orchid means "orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers".

What is another word for prairie orchid?

Close synonyms include prairie white-fringed orchis, Habenaria leucophaea. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.