Definition of TWAYBLADE

twayblade

Plural: twayblades

Noun

  • orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia
  • an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
  • Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves.

Origin / Etymology

Alteration of earlier twiblade as if tway + blade.

Synonyms

Listera ovata

Scrabble Score: 18

twayblade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
twayblade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
twayblade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

twayblade: valid Words With Friends Word