linnaean.
/lɪˈniːə/ Botany.
A slender evergreen flowering plant ( L. borealis, family Caprifoliaceæ) of the north temperate and frigid zones.
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honeysuckOE
goat leafa1275
woodbinea1300
honeysucklea1400
suckle-bloom14..
bindc1440
goat's leaf1526
caprifoil1578
suckling1653
trumpet honeysuckle1731
white honeysuckle1731
dwarf honeysuckle1812
suckle1816
twinflower1836
fly-honeysuckle1861
linnaea1862
lonicera1863
swamp honeysuckle1958
1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 227 The linnæa loads the air with its perfume.
1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 396 The forest is here carpeted with the linnæa.
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