Definition of cleistes Cleistes
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What does cleistes mean?
WordNet
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| cleistes - terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia | ||
| genus Cleistes | ||
| liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
| family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers | ||
| cleistes divaricata, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, pogonia divaricata, spreading pogonia orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- cleistes, noun, singular of cleisteses / cleistesses.
