单词 | twayblade |
释义 | twayblade[ twey-bleyd ] / ˈtweɪˌbleɪd / nounany of various orchids, especially of the genera Listera and Liparis, characterized by two nearly opposite broad leaves. Origin of twayblade1570–80; dial. tway (apocopated form of Old English twēgentwain) + blade Words nearby twaybladetwangy, 'twas, twat, twattle, T wave, twayblade, tweak, tweaker, twee, tweed, Tweeddale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for twaybladetwayblade / (ˈtweɪˌbleɪd) / nounany terrestrial orchid of the genus Listera, having a basal pair of oval unstalked leaves arranged opposite each other any of various other orchids with paired basal leaves Word Origin for twaybladeC16: translation of Medieval Latin bifolium having two leaves, from obsolete tway two + blade Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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