English Explanatory Dictionary

puttyroot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.

Word forms

puttyroot puttyroots putty-root

Etymology

From putty + root. First use appears c. 1822 in the writings of the botanist Amos Eaton.

Synonyms

Adam and Eve
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