单词 | adder's mouth |
释义 | > as lemmasadder's mouth adder's mouth n. (also addersmouth) North American (frequently with distinguishing word) any of various North American orchids of the genus Malaxis (formerly Microstylis), typically having very small green or white flowers. ΚΠ 1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. II. 268 Microstylis monophylles,..Short-stalked Adder's-mouth..[grows in] deep shady swamps. 1901 C. T. Mohr Plant Life Alabama 457 Acroanthes unifolia..Green Addersmouth. 1927 Ecology 8 200 One-blades, Malaxis spp.—The common name of these plants is often given as ‘Adder's mouth’. 2002 R. D. Porcher & D. A. Rayner Guide Wildflowers of S. Carolina 82 Green adder's mouth (Malaxis unifolia) and southern twayblade..are rarities that are commonly found in beech forests in the coastal plain. < as lemmas |
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