NOUN | plant | Glossodia, genus Glossodia | small genus of Australian orchids |
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Meaning | small genus of Australian orchids. | |
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Synonym | genus Glossodia | |
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 | tongueflower, tongue-flower | orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base |
Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
Spanish | genus glossodia, glossodia | |
Catalan | genus glossodia, glossodia |
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