twinflower
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See also: twin flower
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]twinflower (plural twinflowers)
- Any of species Linnaea borealis of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
- 2020, Keith Kirby, Woodland Flowers, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 39:
- The Twinflower Linnaea borealis is a common plant in the northern Scandinavian forests that Linnaeus encountered on a trip he made through Lapland in 1732.
- Any of species Dyschoriste oblongifolia of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.
- Synonym: oblongleaf snakeherb
Usage notes
[edit]- L. borealis is the sole recognised species in genus Linnaea. (Thus the term twinflower may also be considered to refer to the genus.)
Further reading
[edit]Linnaea borealis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Linnea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Linnaea borealis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Linnaea borealis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dyschoriste oblongifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dyschoriste oblongifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dyschoriste oblongifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons