Bird-on-the-wing (Noun)
Meaning
Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The delicate pink petals of the bird-on-the-wing plant swayed gently in the morning breeze.
- In the woodland garden, the bird-on-the-wing flowered in late spring, its winged sepals a striking feature.
- The botanist identified the bird-on-the-wing plant by its distinctive rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.
- Bird-on-the-wing is a charming addition to a shade garden, with its wintergreen-like leaves and showy flowers.
- The bird-on-the-wing plant thrived in the moist woodland soil, its trailing stems spreading quickly to form a lush carpet.