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bird's-nest orchid

noun

a brown parasitic Eurasian orchid, Neottia nidus-avis, whose thick fleshy roots resemble a bird's nest and contain a fungus on which the orchid feeds
a parasitic Eurasian plant, Monotropa hypopitys, whose thick fleshy roots resemble a bird's nest and contain a fungus on which the plant feeds: family Monotropaeceae

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Nearby words

bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot violet, bird's-nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid, bird's-nest soup, bird-brained, bird-breeder's lung, bird-catcher tree, bird-dog
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