Adam-and-Eve

A form of Adam and Eve — A starting point; a set of ancestors or progenitors.

Similar
puttyrootAplectrum hyemale

Meanings

nounAdam-and-Eve (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Adam and Eve (“a plant, the puttyroot”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers

Similar
puttyrootAplectrum hyemale
Broader
orchidorchidaceous plant
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