Neottia (neotia)

[NL. (Linnæus, 1737), so called in allusion to the interwoven fibers of the roots of the plants; τιά, a nest of young birds, a nest: see neo ine.] A genus of orchids, type of the tribe Neottieæ, belonging to the subtribe Spirant heæ, and known by the long column and leafle habit. There are 3 species, of northern Asia and Europe, supposed parasites, bearing a raceme of short-pediceled flowers on a short stem covered with sheaths and proceeding from a dense cluster of short fleshy roots. N. Nidus - avis is the bird's-nest orchis. It has also been called goose nest. See bird's-nest, 1.