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adder's-mouth
[ ad-erz-mouth ]
/ ËĂŠd ÉrzËmaÊΞ /
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noun, plural ad·der's-mouths [ad-erz-mouthz, -mouths]. /ËĂŠd ÉrzËmaÊðz, -ËmaÊΞs/.
any of several North American, terrestrial orchids of the genus Malaxis, having tiny white or greenish flowers.
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Origin of adder's-mouth
An Americanism dating back to 1830â40
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British Dictionary definitions for adder's-mouth
adder's-mouth
noun
any of various orchids of the genus Malaxis that occur in all parts of the world except Australia and New Zealand and have small usually greenish flowersSee also bog orchid
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