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FEN ORCHID
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
Synonyms:
fen orchid; fen orchis; Liparis loeselii
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fen orchid" is a kind of...):
orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
Holonyms ("fen orchid" is a member of...):
genus Liparis (genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate)