purple orchis purple onion • purple osier · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · purple orchis · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood. Synonyms: showy orchis, purple orchis, purple-hooded orchis, Orchis spectabilis. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · showy orchis · · Synonym 1 purple-hooded orchis · · Synonym 2 orchis spectabilis · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075