puttyroot
English
Etymology
putty + root
Noun
puttyroot (usually uncountable, plural puttyroots)
- An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled with glutinous matter.
Synonyms
- Adam-and-Eve
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for puttyroot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)