bird's-nest orchid
Britishnoun
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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
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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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