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Answer for the clue "Any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers ", 6 letters:
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n. any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers

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Leach orchids ( genus Stelis ) is a large group of orchids , with perhaps 500 species . The generic name Stelis is the Greek word for ' mistletoe ', referring to the epiphytic habit of these species. These mainly epiphytic (rarely lithophytic ) plants are ...