| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Aplectrum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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| Aplectrum hyemale | North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Aplectrum hyemale | Aplectrum hyemale is a species of orchids (family Orchidaceae) and the sole species of the genus Aplectrum. The generic name comes from Greek and signifies "spurless". The species is commonly referred to as Adam and Eve or putty root, the latter refers to the mucilaginous fluid which can be removed from the tubers when they are crushed. (references) | ||
| Genus Aplectrum | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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