• (n.) The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups. • (n.) An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (N. nidus-avis.) • (n.) The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.Bird`s-nest: words in the definitio... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/bird`s-nest/
1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young. ... 2. The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups. ... The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of algae. They are of the size of a g... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973