"twinflower" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: twinflowers [plural]
Etymology: twin + flower Etymology templates: {{compound|en|twin|flower}} twin + flower Head templates: {{en-noun}} twinflower (plural twinflowers)
  1. Any of species Linnaea borealis of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
    Sense id: en-twinflower-en-noun-5HARf6x3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. Any of species Dyschoriste oblongifolia of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States. Categories (lifeform): Honeysuckle family plants Synonyms: oblongleaf snakeherb
    Sense id: en-twinflower-en-noun-ItDpE3Hx Disambiguation of Honeysuckle family plants: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twin flower

Inflected forms

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