HyperDic: puttyroot

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

English > *puttyroot*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers.
Synonyms	adam-and-eve, 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