genus Malaxis
large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan • Syn: Malaxis • Hypernyms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family • Member Meronyms: green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia, Malaxis ophioglossoides
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