| malaxis | (n) large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan, Syn. genus Malaxis |
| Malaxis | prop. n. A large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; it is cosmopolitan. |
| Malaxis-unifolia | n. A North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals. |