noun
herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres
• Syn: ↑genus Platanthera
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑lesser butterfly orchid, ↑Platanthera bifolia, ↑Habenaria bifolia, ↑greater butterfly orchid, ↑Platanthera chlorantha, ↑Habenaria chlorantha
Useful english dictionary. 2012.