English noun: Malaxis | |||
1. | Malaxis (plant) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliopsid genus, monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | green adder's mouth, Malaxis ophioglossoides, Malaxis-unifolia | ||
Member meronym | family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae | ||