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goodyera (iou)



goodyera noun. E19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from John Goodyer (1592-1664), English botanist.]
Any of various orchids of the genus Goodyera, with creeping rhizomes and small chiefly whitish flowers; esp. (in full creeping goodyera) G. repens, native to moist pinewoods in northern temperate regions. Also called creeping lady's tresses.