PUTTYROOT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers

Synonyms:

adam-and-eve; Aplectrum hyemale; puttyroot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("puttyroot" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Holonyms ("puttyroot" is a member of...):

Aplectrum; genus Aplectrum (a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae)