rattlesnake plantain
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rattlesnake plantain
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Any of various orchids of the genus Goodyera, having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small whitish flowers.
[From the resemblance of its leaves to a rattlesnake's skin.]
rattlesnake plantain
n
(Plants) any of various small temperate and tropical orchids of the genus Goodyera, having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of yellowish-white flowers
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Noun | 1. | ![]() orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors genus Goodyera, Goodyera - genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers |