Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In heraldry, a head of two leaves growing out of a stem. Otherwise called twifoil.
  • In heraldry, having only two leaves.
  • noun In botany, the twayblade, Ophrys ovata.

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  • noun heraldry Twifoil.

Etymologies

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From duo (“two”) +‎ foil (“leaf”). Compare twifoil.

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