Definition of Twinflowers

1. Noun. (plural of twinflower) ¹

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Definition of Twinflowers

1. twinflower [n] - See also: twinflower

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twinflowers

twin towers
twin town
twin tub
twinberries
twinberry
twinborn
twincharger
twinchargers
twine
twined
twiner
twiners
twines
twinflower
twinflowers (current term)
twinge
twinged
twingeing
twinges
twinging
twinhull
twinhulled
twinhulls
twinier
twiniest
twinight
twining
twiningly
twinings

Literary usage of Twinflowers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1901)
"Rusby, HH, personal, 124 Rydberg, PA, Economy in Nature, 10 ; The North American twinflowers, 52; "When in Rome do as the Romans do," 61 ; persona], ..."

2. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"twinflowers. The twinflower, not uncommon throughout the wooded portion of the state, grows among moss and might be mistaken for the partridgeberry. ..."

3. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"twinflowers (Linnea boreal is"), a minute trailing plant, rattlesnake plantain and the fragrant night violet are not uncommon, and shade-loving ferns are ..."

4. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1917)
"These small, shy, perfume- laden twinflowers were favorites of the eminent Swedish naturalist, Linnaeus, and were named for him. As Emerson expresses it, ..."

5. The Red Man's Continent: A Chronicle of Aboriginal America by Ellsworth Huntington (1919)
"The signs of death and decay, indeed, appear everywhere in fallen trunks, dead branches, and decayed masses of wood, but moss and lichens, twinflowers and ..."

6. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"In addition to the madders, the thirty-third order includes the honeysuckle family, with the honeysuckles, twinflowers, ..."

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