HyperDic: listera_ovata

English > 1 sense of the expression Listera ovata:
NOUNplantListera ovata, twaybladeorchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown
English > Listera ovata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningorchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia.
Synonymtwayblade
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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