WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
put•ty•root
(put′ē ro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologyan American orchid, Aplectrum hyemale, having a slender naked rootstock that produces a leafless stalk with a loose cluster of yellowish-brown flowers.
- putty1 + root1 1810–20, American.
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