| epidendrum | (n) large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States, Syn. genus Epidendrum |
| butterfly orchid | (n) Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip, Syn. butterfly orchis, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa |
| butterfly orchid | (n) orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum, Syn. Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense |