Linnaea borealis

Definitions of Linnaea borealis
  1. noun
    creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs
    synonyms: twinflower
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    types:
    American twinflower, Linnaea borealis americana
    similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
    type of:
    subshrub, suffrutex
    low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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