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Definition of Polygala paucifolia
1. Noun. Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.
Exact synonyms: Bird-on-the-wing, Flowering Wintergreen, Fringed Polygala, Gaywings
Generic synonyms: Milkwort
Generic synonyms: Milkwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polygala Paucifolia
Literary usage of Polygala paucifolia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"... it varies greatly in the color of its flowers. The azalea is the national
flower of Flanders. FRINGED POLYGALA. polygala paucifolia. Milkwort Family. ..."
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