noun
small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
• Syn: ↑fen orchis, ↑Liparis loeselii
• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Liparis
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noun or fen orchis : a small terrestrial orchid (Liparis loeselii) of eastern No. America and Europe with two nearly basal leaves and racemose irregular flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.