Polygala paucifolia

Polygala paucifolia
gay-wings gay-wings n. A common trailing perennial milkwort ({Polygala paucifolia}) of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.

Syn: flowering wintergreen, gaywings, bird-on-the-wing, fringed polygala, {Polygala paucifolia}. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Polygala paucifolia — bird on the wing ird on the wing n. a common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America ({Polygala paucifolia}), having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals. Syn: flowering wintergreen, gaywings,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polygala paucifolia — Wintergreen Win ter*green , n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. [1913 Webster] Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of {Pyrola} which in America are called {English wintergreen}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polygala paucifolia — ID 66127 Symbol Key POPA5 Common Name gaywings Family Polygalaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Polygala paucifolia — noun common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals • Syn: ↑flowering wintergreen, ↑gaywings, ↑bird on the wing, ↑fringed polygala • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Polygala paucifolia Willd. — Symbol POPA5 Common Name gaywings Botanical Family Polygalaceae …   Scientific plant list

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