adam-and-eve

Ad·am-and-Eve

(ăd′əm-ənd-ēv′)n. See puttyroot.

put•ty•root

(ˈpʌt iˌrut, -ˌrʊt)

n. an American orchid, Aplectrum hyemale, having loose clusters of yellowish brown flowers and a sticky substance in its rootstock. [1810–20, Amer.]

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adam-and-eve - North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowersAplectrum hyemale, puttyrootorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsAplectrum, genus Aplectrum - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae