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Noun: pleurothallis
  1. Any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers
    "The pleurothallis' tiny flowers required a magnifying glass to fully appreciate"

Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: genus Pleurothallis

Encyclopedia: Pleurothallis