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Malaxis

DEFINITIONS OF: Malaxis

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n large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan

Synonyms:
genus Malaxis
Type of:
liliopsid genus, monocot genus
genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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