Isotria
noun
Isot·ria
\īˈsä‧trēə\
Definition of Isotria
: a small genus of terrestrial orchids of eastern North America that are sometimes included in Pogonia and that have a nearly terminal whorl of leaves and a usually solitary greenish yellow flower with long linear sepal — see whorled pogonia
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Origin and Etymology of isotria
New Latin, from is- + Greek tria three, neuter of treis three
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