Definition of TWAYBLADE

twayblade

Meanings

Plural: twayblades

Noun

  • orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia
  • an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
  • Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves.

Origin / Etymology

Alteration of earlier twiblade as if tway + blade.

Synonyms

Listera ovata

Scrabble Score: 18

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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