noun
fragrant orchid; Gymnadenia conopsea
A terrestrial orchid species native to Eurasia, known for its fragrant flowers. In Japanese, the name is usually written in katakana as テガタチドリ.
テガタチドリは、夏に香りのよい花を咲かせる野生のランです。
The fragrant orchid is a wild orchid that blooms with sweet-scented flowers in summer.
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Variant kanji spelling; rarely used.
The name テガタチドリ literally means 'hand-shaped plover', likely from the shape of the flower's lip resembling a hand or a plover's footprint. The exact derivation is uncertain.