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| Noun | 1. |  Cleistes - terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonialiliopsid 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 Cleistes rosea, Pogonia rosea, rosebud orchid - orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia |
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