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APLECTRUM HYEMALE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
Synonyms:
adam-and-eve; Aplectrum hyemale; puttyroot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Aplectrum hyemale" 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 ("Aplectrum hyemale" is a member of...):
Aplectrum; genus Aplectrum (a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae)