twinflower

== English == === Alternative forms === twin flower === Etymology === From twin +‎ flower. === Noun === twinflower (plural twinflowers) Any of species Linnaea borealis of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs. Any of species Dyschoriste oblongifolia of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the family Acanthaceae, native to coastal plains regions of the United States. Synonym: oblongleaf snakeherb ==== Usage notes ==== L. borealis is the sole recognised species in genus Linnaea. (Thus the term twinflower may also be considered to refer to the genus.) A 2013 molecular phylogenetic study expanded Linnea to include species from several other genera. However, this has been rejected by the majority of subsequent scientific literature. (See Linnaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) === Further reading === Linnaea borealis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Linnea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Linnaea borealis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Linnaea borealis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Dyschoriste oblongifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Dyschoriste oblongifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Dyschoriste oblongifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons