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LINNAEA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Linnaea; Linnaea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Linnaea" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Linnaea"):
Linnaea borealis; twinflower (creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs)
American twinflower; Linnaea borealis americana (similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia)
Holonyms ("Linnaea" is a member of...):
Caprifoliaceae; family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle family (shrubs and small trees and woody vines)