ˌhabəˈna(a)rēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin habena strap, thong (from habēre to have, hold) + New Latin -aria; from the shape of parts of the flowers — more at give
1. capitalized : a very large genus of somewhat glabrous orchids chiefly of the northern hemisphere with usually small flowers having the lip lobed, entire, or fringed and borne in racemes or spikes — see fringed orchis , rein orchis
2. -s : any plant of the genus Habenaria or its flower