| Meaning | genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe. |
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| Synonym | genus Listera |
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| 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 |
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| Members | broad-leaved twayblade, Listera convallarioides | small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers |
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| 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 |
| twayblade, Listera ovata | orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | genus listera, listera |
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| Catalan | genus listera, listera |
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