bletilla

Noun
  1. Small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia (synset 112067089)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: bletia striata, bletilla striata - Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
    belongs to: family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
    same as: genus bletilla

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