We found 2 definitions of listera from 2 different sources.
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listera - 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 | ||
genus Listera | ||
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 | ||
broad-leaved twayblade, listera convallarioides small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America | ||
lesser twayblade, listera cordata orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland |