'Malaxis' definitions:
Definition of 'Malaxis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan [syn: Malaxis, genus Malaxis]
Definition of 'Malaxis'
From: GCIDE
- Malaxis \Malaxis\ prop. n. A large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; it is cosmopolitan.
- Syn: genus Malaxis. [WordNet 1.5]