Gymnadenia

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Gymnadenia - small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia genus Gymnadenia 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 fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea - European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs Gymnadenia odoratissima, short-spurred fragrant orchid - similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs