Meanings
noungaywings (countable and uncountable, plural gaywings)
- countableuncountablePolygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
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Origin
From gay (“bright, colorful”) + wings.
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APA
gaywings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaywings
MLA
“gaywings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaywings. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaywings,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaywings.
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