Puttyroot Definition

pŭtē-ro͝ot, -ro͝ot
noun
An American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) with clusters of yellowish-brown flowers, one leaf at the base of the stem, and a sticky substance in its bulbs.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Puttyroot

Noun

Singular:
puttyroot
Plural:
puttyroots

Origin of Puttyroot

  • From the use of the sticky substance in its corm as a cement

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • putty +"Ž root

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

PPUPUT

Words Ending With

TOTOOT

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