1. 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; [syn: Listera, genus Listera]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Listera
n 1: 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 [syn:
Listera, genus Listera]