- American twinflower
- nounsimilar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia• Syn: ↑Linnaea borealis americana• Hypernyms: ↑twinflower, ↑Linnaea borealis• Member Holonyms: ↑Linnaea, ↑genus Linnaea
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twinflower — noun creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs • Syn: ↑Linnaea borealis • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Hyponyms: ↑American twinflower … Useful english dictionary
twinflower — twin•flow•er [[t]ˈtwɪnˌflaʊ ər[/t]] n. pln a North American creeping plant, Linnaea americana, of the honeysuckle family, that has nodding flowers borne in pairs • Etymology: 1810–20, amer … From formal English to slang
twinflower — /ˈtwɪnflaʊə/ (say twinflowuh) noun a slender, creeping, evergreen plant, Linnaea borealis, of Europe, or the American L. americana, with pink or purplish nodding flowers borne in pairs on thread like peduncles …
Linnaea borealis — ID 47909 Symbol Key LIBO3 Common Name twinflower Family Caprifoliaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM … USDA Plant Characteristics
Linnaea — noun one species: twinflower • Syn: ↑genus Linnaea • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑family Caprifoliaceae, ↑honeysuckle … Useful english dictionary
genus Linnaea — noun one species: twinflower • Syn: ↑Linnaea • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑family Caprifoliaceae, ↑honeysuckle family … Useful english dictionary
Linnaea borealis americana — noun similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia • Syn: ↑American twinflower • Hypernyms: ↑twinflower, ↑Linnaea borealis • Member Holonyms: ↑Linnaea, ↑genus Linnaea … Useful english dictionary
Linnaea borealis — noun creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs • Syn: ↑twinflower • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Hyponyms: ↑American twinflower, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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