twayblade

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

twiblade, twyblade

Etymology[edit]

Alteration of earlier twiblade as if tway + blade.

Noun[edit]

twayblade (plural twayblades)

Any of several orchids, of the genera Lipara and Listera, that have a pair of basal leaves.

Translations[edit]

orchid of the genera Lipara or Listera that has a pair of basal leaves

Irish: dédhuilleog f
Manx: lus y daa ghuillag m

Romanian: buhai (ro) m
Scottish Gaelic: dà-dhuilleach m

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