Definition of Puttyroot. Meaning of Puttyroot. Synonyms of Puttyroot

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Definition of Puttyroot

Puttyroot
Puttyroot Put"ty*root`, n. (Bot.) 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.

Meaning of Puttyroot from wikipedia

- false-loosestrife, E) Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops, SCE) Aplectrum hyemale (Puttyroot, SCE) Arethusa bulbosa (Dragon's-mouth, SCE) Coeloglossum viride (Long-bracted...
- Indian potato, wild bean, potato-bean Aplectrum N Aplectrum hyemale – puttyroot Apocynum N Apocynum androsaemifolium – spreading dogbane N Apocynum cannabinum...
- adder's-tongue Amerorchis rotundifolia — round-leaved orchis Aplectrum hyemale — puttyroot Arethusa bulbosa — dragon's mouth Calopogon tuberosus — tuberous gr****-pink...