English > Cleistes: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia. |
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Synonym | genus Cleistes |
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Member of | Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers |
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Members | rosebud orchid, Cleistes rosea, Pogonia rosea | orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers |
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spreading pogonia, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Cleistes divaricata, Pogonia divaricata | orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip |
Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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Spanish | cleistes, genus cleistes |
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Catalan | cleistes, genus cleistes |
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