liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers

tongue-flower, tongueflower - orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base