HyperDic: platanthera

English > 1 sense of the word Platanthera:
NOUNplantPlatanthera, genus Platantheraherbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres
English > Platanthera: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningherbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres.
Synonymgenus Platanthera
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
Membersgreater butterfly orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, Habenaria chloranthasouth European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger / larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia
lesser butterfly orchid, Platanthera bifolia, Habenaria bifoliasouth European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishgénero platanthera, genus platanthera, platanthera
Catalangenus platanthera, platanthera

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