HyperDic: twinflower

English > 1 sense of the word twinflower:
NOUNplanttwinflower, Linnaea borealiscreeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs
English > twinflower: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningCreeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs.
SynonymLinnaea borealis
Member ofLinnaea, genus LinnaeaOne species
NarrowerAmerican twinflower, Linnaea borealis americanaSimilar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
Broadersubshrub, suffrutexlow-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
Catalanlinnaea borealis

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