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Definition of twayblade in English: twaybladenoun ˈtweɪbleɪdˈtwāˌblād An orchid with a slender spike of greenish or brownish flowers and a single pair of broad leaves near the base. Genus Listera, family Orchidaceae: several species, including the Eurasian common twayblade (L. ovata) Example sentencesExamples - Surveys have found close to a thousand heart-leafed twayblades in the lower, wetter areas.
- While with a client last week I visited a patch of heart-leaved twayblades near Bandon.
- The name twayblade refers to the pair of oval leaves (two blades) near the base of the plant.
- The large twayblade grows in shady woodlands in loamy soil.
- Less common species are meadow saxifrage, green-winged orchid, common twayblade and lesser butterfly-orchid.
Origin Late 16th century: from tway (variant of twain) + blade, translating Latin bifolium. Definition of twayblade in US English: twaybladenounˈtwāˌblād An orchid with a slender spike of greenish or mauve flowers and a single pair of broad leaves near the base or midway up the stem. Genera Listera and Liparis, family Orchidaceae: several species, including the North American heartleaf twayblade (Listera cordata) and the Eurasian common twayblade (Listera ovata) Example sentencesExamples - Surveys have found close to a thousand heart-leafed twayblades in the lower, wetter areas.
- The large twayblade grows in shady woodlands in loamy soil.
- While with a client last week I visited a patch of heart-leaved twayblades near Bandon.
- Less common species are meadow saxifrage, green-winged orchid, common twayblade and lesser butterfly-orchid.
- The name twayblade refers to the pair of oval leaves (two blades) near the base of the plant.
Origin Late 16th century: from tway (variant of twain) + blade, translating Latin bifolium. |