胡蝶蘭

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡 蝶 蘭
こ
Jinmeiyō 		ちょう
Jinmeiyō 		らん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From 胡蝶(こうちょう) (kōchō, “butterfly”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”).

Noun

胡(こ)蝶(ちょう)蘭(らん) or 胡蝶蘭(コウチョウラン) • (kochōran or kōchōran) 

  1. Phalaenopsis aphrodite, a species of moth orchid

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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