Listera

noun

Lis·​tera

ˈlistərə

: a genus of opposite-leaved orchids native to the north temperate and arctic zones and having racemose greenish flowers without spurs see twayblade

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Martin Lister †1712 English physician

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