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Noun: puttyroot  'pú-tee,root
  1. North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
    "Puttyroot gets its name from the sticky substance produced by its corms";
    - adam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale

Derived forms: puttyroots

Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: Aplectrum, genus Aplectrum