HyperDic: lesser_twayblade

English > 1 sense of the expression lesser twayblade:
NOUNplantlesser twayblade, Listera cordataorchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve
English > lesser twayblade: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningorchid 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.
SynonymListera cordata
Member ofListera, genus Listeragenus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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