| NOUN | plant | genus Cleistes, Cleistes | terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots |
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| Meaning | terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia. | |
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| Synonym | Cleistes | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Spanish | cleistes, genus cleistes | |
| Catalan | cleistes, genus cleistes | |
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