heath spotted orchid

noun

An orchid of species Dactylorhiza maculata, growing on hills and lowlands across Europe and northern Africa.

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  1. An orchid of species Dactylorhiza maculata, growing on hills and lowlands across Europe and northern Africa.

    The first heath spotted-orchids have flowered, standing just proud of the turf.

    2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 131

Translations

Finnish maariankämmekkä
  • maariankämmekkäDactylorhiza maculata
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