Puttyroot

Definition of Puttyroot

Put´ty`root`
n.1.(Bot.) An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Called also Adam-and-Eve.

Related Words

adam-and-eve, Aplectrum, Aplectrum hyemale, genus Aplectrum, orchid, orchidaceous plant
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