gaywings — ☆ gaywings [gā′wiŋz΄ ] n. a trailing pink or white milkwort (Polygala paucifolia) found in the E U.S. and Canada … English World dictionary
gaywings — /gay wingz /, n., pl. gaywings. See fringed polygala. [1840 50, Amer.; GAY + WING + S3] * * * … Universalium
gaywings — noun Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers … Wiktionary
fringed polygala — noun common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals • Syn: ↑flowering wintergreen, ↑gaywings, ↑bird on the wing, ↑Polygala paucifolia • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Polygala paucifolia — Taxobox name = Dwarf Milkwort image caption = Gaywings taken at the Botanical Gardens at Asheville regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Polygalaceae genus = Polygala species = P. paucifolia… … Wikipedia
Polygala paucifolia — ID 66127 Symbol Key POPA5 Common Name gaywings Family Polygalaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN … USDA Plant Characteristics
bird-on-the-wing — noun common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals • Syn: ↑flowering wintergreen, ↑gaywings, ↑fringed polygala, ↑Polygala paucifolia • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
flowering wintergreen — noun common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals • Syn: ↑gaywings, ↑bird on the wing, ↑fringed polygala, ↑Polygala paucifolia • Hypernyms: ↑milkwort … Useful english dictionary
bird-on-the-wing — ird on the wing n. a common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America ({Polygala paucifolia}), having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals. Syn: flowering wintergreen, gaywings, gay wings, fringed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gay-wings — n. A common trailing perennial milkwort ({Polygala paucifolia}) of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals. Syn: flowering wintergreen, gaywings, bird on the wing, fringed polygala,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
