PUTTYROOT
\pˈʌtɪɹˌuːt], \pˈʌtɪɹˌuːt], \p_ˈʌ_t_ɪ_ɹ_ˌuː_t]\
Definitions of PUTTYROOT
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By Princeton University
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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.
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