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TWAYBLADE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("twayblade" 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 ("twayblade" is a member of...):
genus Liparis (genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia
Synonyms:
Listera ovata; twayblade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("twayblade" 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 ("twayblade" is a member of...):
genus Listera; Listera (genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe)
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