puttyroot

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noun

An American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.

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Meanings

nounputtyroot (usually uncountable, plural puttyroots)

plural puttyroots · alternative putty-root

  1. uncountableusuallyAn American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.

    Synonyms: Adam and Eve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.

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Adam and Eve

More synonyms by meaning

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

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adam-and-eveAplectrum hyemale
Broader
orchidorchidaceous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From putty + root. First use appears c. 1822 in the writings of the botanist Amos Eaton.

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APA

puttyroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttyroot

MLA

“puttyroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttyroot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puttyroot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttyroot.

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