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1. any of several North American, terrestrial orchids of the genus Malaxis, having tiny white or greenish flowers.2. See rose pogonia.[1830-40, Amer.]
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adder's-mouth — ☆ adder s mouth [ad′ərz mouth΄ ] n. any of a number of related orchids (genus Malaxis) with greenish flowers … English World dictionary
adder's-mouth — /ad euhrz mowth /, n., pl. adder s mouths / mowdhz , mowths /. 1. any of several North American, terrestrial orchids of the genus Malaxis, having tiny white or greenish flowers. 2. See rose pogonia. [1830 40, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
adder's-mouth — ad′der s mouth n. pl. mouths pln any of several North American terrestrial orchids of the genus Malaxis[/ex] • Etymology: 1830–40, amer … From formal English to slang
adder's mouth — noun Etymology: so called from the shape of the leaf 1. : an orchid of the genus Malaxis 2. : snakemouth … Useful english dictionary
white adder´s mouth — vienalapis gedutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gegužraibinių šeimos augalas (Malaxis monophyllos), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malaxis monophyllos angl. white adder´s mouth vok. Einblattorchis šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
green adder's mouth — noun North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals • Syn: ↑Malaxis unifolia, ↑Malaxis ophioglossoides • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Malaxis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
white adder's-mouth — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a small No. American terrestrial orchid (Malaxis brachypoda) with a single leaf and a spike of greenish white flowers … Useful english dictionary
adder-mouth orchid — musinis gedutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gegužraibinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Malaxis muscifera), paplitęs atogrąžų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malaxis muscifera angl. adder mouth orchid šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
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