true lover's knot

English

Lycophotia porphyrea

Paris quadrifolia

Alternative forms

true lovers' knot

Noun

true lover 's knot (plural true lover's knots)

Any of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry.
Lines interwoven with many involutions, fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection.
A particular species of moth (Lycophotia porphyrea).
(mathematics) A particular knot of eight crossings.
A small plant in the family Melanthiaceae (Paris quadrifolia).

Synonyms

(Paris quadrifolia): herb Paris

Translations

symmetrical knot

moth Lycophotia porphyrea

Finnish: kanervamaayökkönen

math: knot

Paris quadrifolia

Finnish: sudenmarja (fi)
Romanian: dalac (ro) m

References

Lycophotia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lycophotia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lycophotia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Paris quadrifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Paris quadrifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Paris quadrifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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