PUTTYROOT


Meaning of PUTTYROOT in English

/put"ee rooht', -root'/ , n.

an American orchid, Aplectrum hyemale, having a slender naked rootstock that produces a leafless stalk with a loose cluster of yellowish-brown flowers.

[ 1810-20, Amer.; PUTTY 1 + ROOT 1 ]

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