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LIPARIS LOESELII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Liparis loeselii mean?
• LIPARIS LOESELII (noun)
The noun LIPARIS LOESELII has 1 sense:
1. small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
Familiarity information: LIPARIS LOESELII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
fen orchid; fen orchis; Liparis loeselii
Hypernyms ("Liparis loeselii" 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 ("Liparis loeselii" is a member of...):
genus Liparis (genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate)
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