NOUN | plant | Malaxis ophioglossoides, green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia | North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals |
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Meaning | North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals. | |
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Synonyms | green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia | |
Member of | Malaxis, genus Malaxis | large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers |
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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