HABENARIA
\he͡ɪbnˈe͡əɹi͡ə], \heɪbnˈeəɹiə], \h_eɪ_b_n_ˈeə_ɹ_iə]\
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chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
By Princeton University
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