snowy orchid

noun

: a slender fringed orchid (Habenaria nivea) of eastern North America with linear firm keeled leaves and white flowers

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“Snowy orchid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy%20orchid. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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