glossodia

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1. small genus of Australian orchids (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	liliopsid genus, monocot genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	tongue-flower, tongueflower,
definition	:	orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae,
definition	:	enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers (noun.plant)