TWAYBLADE

Meaning of TWAYBLADE in English

n. any orchid of the genus Listera etc., with green or purple flowers and a single pair of leaves.

Etymology: tway var. of TWAIN + BLADE

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

TWAYBLADE — noun Etymology: English dialect tway two Date: 1578 any of various orchids (genera Listera and Liparis ) often having two …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWAYBLADE — ˈtwāˌblād noun : any of several orchids having a pair of leaves ; especially : a plant of either of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWAYBLADE — (n.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis.
Английский словарь Webster
TWAYBLADE — ( n. ) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWAYBLADE — /tway"blayd'/ , n. any of various orchids, esp. of the genera Listera and Liparis, characterized by two nearly opposite broad …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWAYBLADE — noun Etymology: English dialect tway two Date: 1578 : any of various orchids (genera Listera and Liparis ) often having …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWAYBLADE — noun any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of listera and of liparis.
Webster English vocab
TWAYBLADE — ■ noun an orchid with a slender spike of greenish or brownish flowers and a single pair of broad leaves …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWAYBLADE — [tway.blade] n [E dial. tway two] (1578): any of various orchids (genera Listera and Liparis) often having two leaves
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWAYBLADE — any member of either of two genera of orchids, family Orchidaceae: Liparis and Listera. Liparis, also known as false twayblade, …
Britannica English vocabulary
TWAYBLADE — twayblade BrE AmE ˈtweɪ bleɪd ▷ twayblade|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWAYBLADE — n. any orchid of the genus Listera etc., with green or purple flowers and a single pair of leaves. [tway …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWAYBLADE — n. any orchid of the genus Listera etc., with green or purple flowers and a single pair of leaves. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWAYBLADE — бот. 1) тайник овальнолистный (Listera ovata) 2) офрис (Ophrys)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TWAYBLADE — бот. 1) тайник овальнолистный ( Listera ovata ) 2) офрис ( Ophrys )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TWAYBLADE — n. Pronunciation: ' tw ā - ˌ bl ā d Function: noun Etymology: English dialect tway two Date: 1578 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LARGE TWAYBLADE — noun : an orchid ( Liparis lilifolia ) of eastern No. America with lustrous elliptical to nearly ovate leaves, angled …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LISTERA — ˈlistərə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Martin Lister died 1712 English physician : a genus of opposite-leaved orchids …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIPARIS — ˈlipərə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek liparos fatty, shiny, bright — more at lipar- : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSECT ORCHIS — noun : a twayblade of the genus Listera
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLELEAF — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural doubleleaves ) : a plant of the genus Listera ; especially : twayblade
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWYBLADE — (n.) See Twayblade.
Английский словарь Webster
TWYBLADE — ( n. ) See Twayblade.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWYBLADE — noun ·see twayblade.
Webster English vocab
FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ТАЙНИК ОВАЛЬНОЛИСТНЫЙ — бот. (Listera ovata) twayblade
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ОФРИС — бот. (Ophrys) twayblade
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Oxford English vocab

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