"twinflower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twinflowers [plural]
Etymology: From 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
  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: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twin flower

Inflected forms

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