true lover's knot
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Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]true lover's knot (plural true lover's knots)
- Any of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry.
- Lines interwoven with many involutions, fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection.
- A particular species of moth (Lycophotia porphyrea).
- (mathematics) A particular knot of eight crossings.
- A small plant in the family Melanthiaceae (Paris quadrifolia).
Synonyms
[edit]- (Paris quadrifolia): herb Paris
Translations
[edit]symmetrical knot
moth Lycophotia porphyrea
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math: knot
Paris quadrifolia
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References
[edit]Lycophotia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lycophotia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lycophotia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Paris quadrifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Paris quadrifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Paris quadrifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons