Listera

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Noun 1. Listera - genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe

genus Listera

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers

broad-leaved twayblade, Listera convallarioides - small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America

lesser twayblade, Listera cordata - orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland

Listera ovata, twayblade - orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia

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