spotted orchid

noun

• a common Eurasian orchid with spotted leaves and flowers varying from purple to white, with darker markings on the lip.

  • Genus Dactylorhiza, family Orchidaceae: several species, in particular the common spotted orchid (D. fuchsii), which grows chiefly on calcareous soils, and the heath spotted orchid (D. maculata), of damp acid soils