tway|blade
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tway — tway; tway·blade; … English syllables
blade — blade; mul·ti·blade; tway·blade; … English syllables
twayblade — tway·blade … English syllables
twayblade — tway•blade [[t]ˈtweɪˌbleɪd[/t]] n. pln any of various terrestrial orchids, esp. of the genera Listera and Liparis, having two nearly opposite broad leaves • Etymology: 1570–80; dial. tway (apocopated form of OE twēgen twain) +blade … From formal English to slang
Liparis — Twayblade Tway blade , n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of {Listera} and of {Liparis}. [Written also {twyblade}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Listera — Twayblade Tway blade , n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of {Listera} and of {Liparis}. [Written also {twyblade}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twayblade — Tway blade , n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of {Listera} and of {Liparis}. [Written also {twyblade}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twyblade — Twayblade Tway blade , n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of {Listera} and of {Liparis}. [Written also {twyblade}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Listera convallarioides — ID 48243 Symbol Key LICO5 Common Name broadlipped twayblade Family Orchidaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, VT,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
dou|ble|leaf — «DUH buhl LEEF», noun, plural leaves. any one of several orchids having broad leaves; tway blade … Useful english dictionary
