FEN ORCHIS

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("fen orchis" 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 orchis" is a member of...):

genus Liparis (genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate)