genus Orchis

/ˌdʒinəs ˌɔrkəs/
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Definitions of genus Orchis
  1. noun
    type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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