HyperDic: adam-and-eve

English > 1 sense of the word *adam-and-eve*:
NOUN	plant	adam-and-eve, puttyroot, Aplectrum hyemale	North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers

English > *adam-and-eve*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers.
Synonyms	puttyroot, Aplectrum hyemale
Member of	Aplectrum, genus Aplectrum	A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
Broader	orchid, orchidaceous plant	Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors