puttyroot
Plural: puttyroots
Noun
- North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
- An American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.
Origin / Etymology
From putty + root. First use appears c. 1822 in the writings of the botanist Amos Eaton.
Synonyms
adam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale, Adam and Eve
Scrabble Score: 14
puttyroot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordputtyroot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puttyroot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
puttyroot: valid Words With Friends Word