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Definition of Twayblades
1. twayblade [n] - See also: twayblade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twayblades
| tway twayblade twayblades (current term) tways twazzock twazzocks twdt tweag tweaging tweakable | tweakage tweaked tweaker tweakers tweakier tweakiest |
Literary usage of Twayblades
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Native Orchids: A Series of Drawings from Nature of All the Species by William Hamilton Gibson, Helena Dewey Leeming Jelliffe (1905)
"Allied to them are the Adder's-mouths and twayblades, which are among the most
insignificant of the orchids in our woods. A characteristic of this tribe is ..."
2. Mountain Wild Flowers of America: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names by Julia W. Henshaw (1906)
"The twayblades present a strong contrast to the Coral- root. They are conspicuously
green and healthy of leaf. LADIES' TRESSES Spiranthes Romanzoffiana. ..."
3. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1907)
"Arethusa. Ladies' tresses. Rattlesnake plantains. twayblades. Calypso. Coral-roots.
Calopogon. Adam and Eve. ..."
4. Mountain Wild Flowers of Canada: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names and by Julia Wilmotte Henshaw (1906)
"The twayblades present a strong contrast to the Coral- root. They are conspicuously
green and healthy of leaf. LADIES' TRESSES Spiranthes Romanzoffiana, ..."
5. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1900)
"Orchises. Rose po- gonia. Arethusa. Ladies' tresses. Rattlesnake plantains.
twayblades. Calypso. Coral-roots. Calopogon. Adam and Ere. ..."
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