TWAYBLADE


Meaning of TWAYBLADE in English

/tway"blayd'/ , n.

any of various orchids, esp. of the genera Listera and Liparis, characterized by two nearly opposite broad leaves.

[ 1570-80; dial. tway (apocopated form of OE twegen TWAIN) + BLADE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .