noun
- A low-growing North American plant (Polygala paucifolia) of the milkwort family, with pink or purple flowers and winged seed pods.
Usage: Also called fringed polygala or flowering wintergreen.; Botanical/regional term.
Examples
- Gaywings bloom in spring with delicate pink flowers.
- The gaywings plant is native to woodlands in eastern North America.
- Hikers often spot gaywings along forest trails in May.
- The winged seed pods of gaywings give the plant its distinctive name.