NOUN | plant | lesser twayblade, Listera cordata | orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve |
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Meaning | orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland. | |
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Synonym | Listera cordata | |
Member of | Listera, genus Listera | genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
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