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English noun: Cleistes

1. Cleistes (plant) terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia


Synonymsgenus Cleistes


Broader (hypernym)liliopsid genus, monocot genus


Member holonymCleistes divaricata, Cleistes rosea, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Pogonia divaricata, Pogonia rosea, rosebud orchid, spreading pogonia


Member meronymfamily Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae









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