genus liparis

Noun
  1. Genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids;
    Pantropical to temperate (synset 112090678)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym:
    • liparis - an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
    • twayblade - an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
    • fen orchid, fen orchis, liparis loeselii - small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
    belongs to: family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
  2. Type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes (synset 102649774)
    is a type of: fish genus - any of various genus of fish
    member holonym: liparis liparis, sea snail, seasnail, snailfish - small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
    belongs to: family liparidae, family liparididae, liparidae, liparididae - snailfishes
    same as: liparis

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