| Malaxis 
 
 large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers;
 cosmopolitan
 • Syn:
 genus Malaxis
 • Hypernyms:
 monocot genus, liliopsid genus
 • Member Holonyms:
 Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family
 • Member Meronyms:
 green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia, Malaxis ophioglossoides
 
 
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