noun
small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes; : of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑pogonia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.