linnaea borealis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs
    twinflower.

WordNet

Lin*næ"a bo`re*a"lis (Also<
  • Linnaea borealis
  • Linnæa borealis
)
Etymology
NL.Linnaeus Linnæan + L. borealis northern.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The twin flower which grows in cold northern climates.

Webster 1913