Twayblade Definition

twāblād
noun
Any of various native, soil-inhabiting orchids (esp. genera Listera and Liparis) having opposite, paired leaves.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Listera ovata

Other Word Forms of Twayblade

Noun

Singular:
twayblade
Plural:
twayblades

Origin of Twayblade

  • Obsolete tway two (short for Middle English twaine twain) blade (translation of Medieval Latin bifolium two-leaf)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of earlier twiblade as if tway + blade.

    From Wiktionary

Twayblade Sentence Examples

  • There are also patches of wild garlic, twayblade and early-purple orchid.

  • Orchids on the east slope include common twayblade, marsh helleborine, common spotted, fragrant and bee.

  • Today southern marsh orchids can be found there as well as king cups, common twayblade and other rare plants.

  • The rarer varieties include the frog orchid, creeping willow, water aven, knotted pearlwort and lesser twayblade.

  • We took a walk in the gardens and Charles was delighted to find several Twayblade Orchids among the grasses and wild flowers.

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