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Twayblade

Twayblade \Tway"blade`\, n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis.

Wiktionary
twayblade

n. Any of several orchids, of the genera (taxlink Lipara genus noshow=1) and (taxlink Listera genus noshow=1), that have a pair of basal leaves.

WordNet
twayblade
  1. n. orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia [syn: Listera ovata]

  2. an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves

Usage examples of "twayblade".

Twayblade at the county home and find out if she was missing any of her white-haired charges.

Twayblade out at the county old folks' home reports the residents spent a real nice afternoon making turkeys out of pine cones and colored paper to decorate their tables on Thanksgiving.