twayblade


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
twayblade/ˈtweɪbleɪd/
noun an orchid with a slender spike of greenish or brownish flowers and a single pair of broad leaves near the base. [Listera ovata and related species.]
– origin C16: from tway (var. of twain) + blade, translating L. bifolium.
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