bird's nest

• ⇰ The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
• ⇰ The nest of a small swallow (<spn>Collocalia nidifica</spn> and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.
• ⇰ An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus <gen>Neottia</gen> (<spn>Neottia nidus-avis</spn>).