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† ˈdouble-leaf, n. and a. Obs. A. n. The plant twayblade (Listera ovata), an orchid with two large opposite ovate leaves.
1578Lyte Dodoens ii. lvii. 224 The Twayblade or Doubleleaf. 1605Timme Quersit. i. xiii. 65 The salts [of] double leafe and of cardus benedictus..are diaphoricall. B. adj. Having two leaves, double-leaved.
1592Lyly Midas i. ii, The lips are..made for a double-leafe dore for the mouth. |