01 n. an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes.
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an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes.(Bot.)
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The type genus of the Liparididae, consisting of certain of the snailfishes.(Zool.)
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genus Liparis.