Definition of Aplectrum hyemale

1. Noun. North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers.

Exact synonyms: Adam-and-eve, Puttyroot
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Aplectrum, Genus Aplectrum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aplectrum Hyemale

Aphyllophorales
Apia
Apician
Apidae
Apios
Apios americana
Apios tuberosa
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera adansonii
Apis mellifera scutellata
Apium
Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens dulce
Apium graveolens rapaceum
Aplectrum
Aplectrum hyemale (current term)
Aplodontia
Aplodontia rufa
Aplodontiidae
Aplysia
Aplysia punctata
Aplysiidae
Apocalypse
Apocalypses
Apocalypticism
Apocrypha
Apocryphal
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Apocynum androsaemifolium

Literary usage of Aplectrum hyemale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1900)
"Our last collection was obtained on May 26, 1898. Arethusa spicata Walt. (1788); Cymbidium hyemale Willd. (1805); Aplectrum hyemale Nutt. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1876)
"Early in April, 1876, in transplanting some Aplectrum hyemale Nutt., from the woods northwest of Detroit, I found two adjoining plants of this species ..."

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