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fringed polygala

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noun

  1. a North American milkwort, Polygala paucifolia, having flowers with purplish-pink, winglike petals and a fringed tube.

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The spring-beauty, the painted trillium, the fringed polygala, the showy lady's-slipper, are all more striking to look upon, but they do not quite touch the heart; they lack the soul that perfume suggests.

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Youth, after all, is a shamefaced and secretive season; like the fringed polygala, it hides its real blossom underground.

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