noun
genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers
• Syn: ↑genus Goodyera
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑rattlesnake plantain, ↑helleborine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.