"Orchid na dusar ƙanƙara" ba kalma ce da aka samo a cikin ƙamus a matsayin kalma ɗaya ko jumla ɗaya ba. "Snowy" yana nufin an rufe shi ko kama da dusar ƙanƙara, yayin da "orchid" yana nufin dangi iri-iri na furanni masu furanni masu kyan gani. Duk da haka, ana iya amfani da haɗin waɗannan kalmomi don kwatanta nau'in orchid wanda ya dace da girma a cikin yanayin dusar ƙanƙara ko kuma yana da furanni masu launin fari ko launin fari mai kama da dusar ƙanƙara.