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twayblade definition

tway·blade (twā′blād′)

noun

any of various native, soil-inhabiting orchids (esp. genera Listera and Liparis) having opposite, paired leaves

Etymology: archaic tway, two (ME twei, var. of twene: see twain) + blade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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