The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

liparis \liparis\ n. (Bot.)
   an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and
   usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in
   terminal racemes.
   [WordNet 1.5]

   2. (Zool.) The type genus of the Liparididae, consisting of
      certain of the snailfishes.

   Syn: genus Liparis.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

liparis
    n 1: an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and
         usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in
         terminal racemes
    2: type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes [syn: Liparis,
       genus Liparis]