twinleaf

twinleaf
twin·leaf (twĭnʹlēf') n. pl. twin·leaves (-lēvz')
An eastern North American woodland plant (Jeffersonia diphylla) having basal leaves deeply cleft into two kidney-shaped lobes and a solitary white flower borne on a long scape.

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