About The Word Twayblade
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Twayblade
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What's The Definition Of Twayblade?
[n] an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
[n] orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia Synonyms | Synonyms for Twayblade: Listera ovata Related Terms | Find terms related to Twayblade: See Also | genus Liparis | genus Listera | Listera | orchid | orchidaceous plant Twayblade In Webster's Dictionary \Tway"blade`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two
leaves, as the species of {Listera} and of {Liparis}.
[Written also {twyblade}.]
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