HyperDic: gymnadenia

English > 1 sense of the word Gymnadenia:
NOUNplantGymnadenia, genus Gymnadeniasmall genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia
English > Gymnadenia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia.
Synonymgenus Gymnadenia
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
Membersfragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopseaEuropean orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
short-spurred fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia odoratissimaSimilar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishgenus gymnadenia, gymnadenia
Catalangenus gymnadenia, gymnadenia

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