Twinflower
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Twinflower is a noun meaning Any of species Linnaea borealis of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
Meaning
Any of species Linnaea borealis of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
More Meanings
- Any of species Dyschoriste oblongifolia of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.
Example Sentences
The Twinflower Linnaea borealis is a common plant in the northern Scandinavian forests that Linnaeus encountered on a trip he made through Lapland in 1732.
Word Forms
- twinflowers
- twin flower
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twinberry, evening-snow, toadflax, laceflower, starflower, linaria.
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