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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small terrestrial orchidaceous plants of the tribe Neottieæ, characterized by distinct spreading sepals and petals, an entire or two-lobed lip longer than the sepals, and a very short column.
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- noun 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
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