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TWAY-BLADE

\twˈe͡ɪblˈe͡ɪd], \twˈe‍ɪblˈe‍ɪd], \t_w_ˈeɪ_b_l_ˈeɪ_d]\

Definitions of TWAY-BLADE

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A British plant, listera ovata.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

i.e. two-leaf. [Gr.] (Bot. ) Native plant, in woods and pastures (Listera ovata), ord. Orchidaceae, with two large opposite ovate leaves and a raceme of small green flowers.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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