black orchid
Ebony exotic flower
A black orchid is any of several orchid varieties with very dark purple or maroon flowers that appear nearly black.
The term often carries connotations of rarity, mystery, or exotic beauty: She wore a black orchid in her hair.
In perfumery, black orchid names fragrances meant to evoke dark sensuality and sophistication.
- darkAbsence of light
- dark beautyAttractiveness with somber edge
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- exotic speciesOrganisms from elsewhere
- rareSeldom found or seen
rare bloom · velvet · petals · mysterious · fragrant · bloom · flower arrangement · tropical · elegant · perfume · gothic · noir · femme fatale · midnight · hothouse · corsage · stem · cultivar
- tropical plantshibiscus, bougainvillea, frangipani, mahogany, palm trees
- orchidscalypso, orchis, Esmeralda, lady slipper, lady slippers
- Rare Plantscorpse flower, silver sword, resurrection plant, lady slipper, blue poppy
- Bettashalfmoon, veiltail, dragon scale, elephant ear, mustard gas
color/appearance
black orchidwhite lily
Pale, fragrant flowering plant
white carnation · baby's breath · daisy · sunflower · white flower
black, orchid, blacks, blacker, blackest, blacken, blackened, blackening, blackness