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Definition of Gaywings
1. Noun. Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.
Exact synonyms: Bird-on-the-wing, Flowering Wintergreen, Fringed Polygala, Polygala Paucifolia
Generic synonyms: Milkwort
Generic synonyms: Milkwort
Definition of Gaywings
1. Noun. ''Polygala paucifolia'', a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gaywings
1. a perennial herb [n GAYWINGS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaywings
Literary usage of Gaywings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... gaywings, fringed milkwort, flowering wintergreen, and fringed polygala; the
latter as box-leaved milkwort. P. lutea is one of the handsomest American ..."
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