1. 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; [syn: moth orchid, moth plant]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
moth orchid
n 1: 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 [syn:
moth orchid, moth plant]