twinflower

Noun

 * 1) Any of species  of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
 * 2) Any of species  of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the family, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.
 * 1) Any of species  of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the family, native to coastal plains regions of the United States.

Usage notes

 * L. borealis is the sole recognised species in genus . (Thus the term twinflower may also be considered to refer to the genus.)
 * A 2013 molecular phylogenetic study expanded Linnea to include species from several other genera. However, this has been rejected by the majority of subsequent scientific literature. (See )