twayblade

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noun

Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves.

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Listera ovata
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Meanings

nountwayblade (plural twayblades)

plural twayblades · alternative twiblade · alternative twyblade

  1. Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounorchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia

Similar
Listera ovata
Broader
orchidorchidaceous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Alteration of earlier twiblade as if tway + blade.

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Translations

Czech bradáček
  • bradáčekorchid
Finnish kaksikko, kiiltovalkku
  • kaksikkoorchid
  • kiiltovalkkuorchid
Hungarian békakonty
  • békakontyorchid
Irish dédhuilleog
  • dédhuilleogorchid
Polish gnieźnik
  • gnieźnikorchid
Romanian buhai
  • buhaiorchid
Scottish Gaelic dà-dhuilleach
  • dà-dhuilleachorchid
Welsh caineirian
  • caineirianorchid
Cite this entry
APA

twayblade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twayblade

MLA

“twayblade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twayblade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twayblade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twayblade.

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