genus malaxis

Noun
  1. Large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers;
    Cosmopolitan (synset 112092466)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: green adder's mouth, malaxis ophioglossoides, malaxis-unifolia - North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
    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: malaxis

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