genus orchis

Noun
  1. Type genus of the orchid family;
    Hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere (synset 112063717)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: orchis - any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
    belongs to: family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers

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