Lister a

(lis’te-ri), n. [NL. (R. Brown, 1813), named after Martin Lister, an English physician and naturalist.] A genus of small terrestrial orchidaceous plants of the tribe Neottiew, characterized by distinct spreading sepals and petals, an entire or two-lobed lip longer than the sepals, and a very short column. The stem is simple and erect, and bears two sub-opposite leaves. There are about 10 species, growing in Europe, temperate Asia, and N orth America, See twayblade.