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noun
Any of species Linnaea borealis of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of species Dyschoriste oblongifolia of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: oblongleaf snakeherb
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noun
creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Linnaea borealis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex
Narrower terms: American twinflower, Linnaea borealis americana
History
From twin + flower.
