twayblade

• twiblade, twyblade

Alteration of earlier twiblade as if tway + blade.

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twayblade (plural twayblades)

1. Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves.

• The orchids of genus Liparis are generally known as widelip orchids or sphinx orchids, but some species feature twayblade in their common name.

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