NOUN | plant | Linnaea borealis, twinflower | creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs |
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Meaning | Creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs. | |
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Synonym | twinflower | |
Member of | Linnaea, genus Linnaea | One species |
Narrower | American twinflower, Linnaea borealis americana | Similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia |
Broader | subshrub, suffrutex | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base |
Catalan | linnaea borealis |
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