TWAYBLADE

twayblade

(noun) an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves

twayblade, Listera ovata

(noun) orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia

Source: WordNet® 3.1

twayblade (plural twayblades)

Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves.

• The orchids of genus Liparis are generally known as widelip orchid or sphinx orchid, but some species feature twayblade in their common name.

Source: Wiktionary

Tway"blade`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis. [Written also twyblade.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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