genus listera

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   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

   SynonymsListera

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus listera

What does genus listera mean?

genus listera means "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".

What is another word for genus listera?

Close synonyms include Listera. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus listera a common word?

genus listera is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.