flowering wintergreen

/ˌflaʊərɪŋ ˌwɪntərˈgrin/
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Definitions of flowering wintergreen
  1. noun
    common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
    synonyms: Polygala paucifolia, bird-on-the-wing, fringed polygala, gaywings
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    type of:
    milkwort
    any of various plants of the genus Polygala
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