genus Aplectrum

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1.genus Aplectrum - a monocotyledonous genus of the family OrchidaceaeAplectrumliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowersadam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale, puttyroot - North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers