| n. | 1. | (Bot.) an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes. |
| 2. | (Zool.) The type genus of the |
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| Noun | 1. |  liparis - an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemesorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors genus Liparis - genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate |
| 2. | Liparis - type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes fish genus - any of various genus of fish Liparis liparis, sea snail, seasnail, snailfish - small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish |
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