ORTHILIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions

Synonyms:

genus Orthilia; Orthilia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Orthilia" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Holonyms ("Orthilia" is a member of...):

family Pyrolaceae; Pyrolaceae; wintergreen family (evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia)

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