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twayblade

[ twey-bleyd ]

noun

  1. any of various orchids, especially of the genera Listera and Liparis, characterized by two nearly opposite broad leaves.

twayblade

/ ˈtweɪˌbleɪd /

noun

  1. any terrestrial orchid of the genus Listera , having a basal pair of oval unstalked leaves arranged opposite each other
  2. any of various other orchids with paired basal leaves

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Word History and Origins

Origin of twayblade1

1570–80; dial. tway (apocopated form of Old English twēgen twain ) + blade

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Word History and Origins

Origin of twayblade1

C16: translation of Medieval Latin bifolium having two leaves, from obsolete tway two + blade

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