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Definition of Linnaea borealis

Linnaea borealis
Linnaea borealis Lin*n[ae]"a bo`re*a"lis (l[i^]n*n[=e]"[.a] b[=o]`r[-e]*[=a]"l[i^]s). [NL. Linnaeus Linn[ae]an + L. borealis northern.] (Bot.) The twin flower which grows in cold northern climates.
Linnaea borealis
Twin Twin, a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and two, pl., twins; akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling, OHG. zwiniling, Icel. tvennr, tvinnr, two and two, twin, and to AS. twi- two. See Twice, Two.] 1. Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister. 2. Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with. --Shak. 3. (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts. 4. (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4. Twin boat, or Twin ship (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and upper works rest on two parallel hulls. Twin crystal. See Twin, n., 4. Twin flower (Bot.), a delicate evergreen plant (Linn[ae]a borealis) of northern climates, which has pretty, fragrant, pendulous flowers borne in pairs on a slender stalk. Twin-screw steamer, a steam vessel propelled by two screws, one on either side of the plane of the keel.

Meaning of Linnaea borealis from wikipedia

- Linnaea borealis is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family). Until 2013, it was the only species in the genus...
- Linnaea is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Until 2013, the genus included a single species, Linnaea borealis. In 2013, on the basis...
- found great quantities of Campanula serpyllifolia, later known as Linnaea borealis, the twinflower that would become his favourite. He sometimes dismounted...
- and Berry-Like Fruit, and the lesser known children's book Linnaea's World. Linnaea borealis, also known a Twinflower, is the flower chosen by the first...
- Caledonian Forest and its restoration. Po****tions of the rare groundcover, Linnaea borealis, may be too isolated from one another to produce viable seed. Diversity...
- female. Secondarily, people have named their children after the twinflower Linnaea, which was itself named to honor Linnaeus. Linnaeus' family name in turn...
- Crest On a wreath of the colours behind a mount in which vegetates the linnaea-borealis the sun rising in splendour all Proper. Escutcheon Per fesse the chief...
- getting into the plant world. The Twin Flower (or the specific epithet, Linnaea Borealis meaning "northern") is part of the honeysuckle family. The plant was...
- Lily[citation needed] Yukon Fireweed[citation needed]  Sweden Småland Linnaea borealis[citation needed] The Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, sw. Carl von Linné...
- (Trientalis borealis), bluebead Lilly (Clintonia borealis), foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia), bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), twinflower (Linnaea borealis), dewdrops...