fringed orchis: any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
werdnig-hoffman disease: autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood