noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bird-on-the-wingflowering wintergreenflowering wintergreenfringed polygalapolygala paucifolia

Etymology

From gay (“bright, colorful”) + wings.

Related phrases

flowering plant

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