Linnaea
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Linnaea_borealis.jpg/220px-Linnaea_borealis.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from the botanist Carl Linnaeus' surname, New Latin Linnaeus.
Linnaea borealis (twinflower) being a favorite of Linnaeus, his friend and colleague Jan Frederik Gronovius named the genus Linnæa.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Linnaea f
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Linnaea borealis (twinflower) - sole species
References
[edit]- ^ Carl Lindman (1917) “Linnea”, in Bilder ur Nordens flora [Pictures from the Flora of the North][1] (in Swedish), retrieved 2024-02-16
Linnaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Linnaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Linnaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons