[puht-ee-root, -roo
t] 
| an American orchid, Aplectrum hyemale, having a slender naked rootstock that produces a leafless stalk with a loose cluster of yellowish-brown flowers. |
| put·ty·root (pŭt'ē-rōōt', -rŏŏt') n. A North American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers clustered in a raceme. Also called Adam-and-Eve. [From the use of the sticky substance in its corm as a cement.] |