HyperDic: malaxis_ophioglossoides

English > 1 sense of the expression Malaxis ophioglossoides:
NOUNplantMalaxis ophioglossoides, green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifoliaNorth American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
English > Malaxis ophioglossoides: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNorth American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals.
Synonymsgreen adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia
Member ofMalaxis, genus Malaxislarge genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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