Twinflower (Noun)
Meaning
Creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The twinflower is a key component in traditional medicine in some Northern European countries for its purported health benefits.
- Botanists throughout history have studied the unique pairing mechanism of the twin flowers.
- Raspberry Ramblint and similar species often thrive in the same environment as twinflower.
- The delicate bell-shaped blossoms of the twinflower attract numerous varieties of pollen carriers.
- It is essential for the survival of the twinflower to carefully separate their delicate root systems when dividing.