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HIMANTOGLOSSUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region
Synonyms:
genus Himantoglossum; Himantoglossum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Himantoglossum" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Himantoglossum"):
Himantoglossum hircinum; lizard orchid (an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum)
Holonyms ("Himantoglossum" is a member of...):
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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