Calopogon

Calopogon
noun
terrestrial orchids of North America
Syn: ↑genus Calopogon
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
Member Meronyms: ↑grass pink, ↑Calopogon pulchellum, ↑Calopogon tuberosum

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\\ˌkaləˈpōˌgän\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from calo- + -pogon
: a small genus of American bulbous orchids having grasslike leaves and spikelike racemes of pink bearded flowers — see grass pink

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  • Calopogon — n. a genus of terrestrial orchids of North America. Syn: genus {Calopogon}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calopōgon — (C. B. Br.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Orchideae Arethuseae. Art: C. pulchellus, in Nordamerika …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Calopogon —   Calopogon …   Wikipedia Español

  • Calopogon — ▪ genus of orchids  genus of about four species of terrestrial orchids, family Orchidaceae, found in bogs and swamps of North America and the West Indies. The lip of the grass pink, or swamp pink (Calopogon pulchellus), flower is covered with… …   Universalium

  • Calopogon — ID 13083 Symbol Key CALOP2 Common Name grasspink Family Orchidaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Calopogon tuberosus — Calopogon tubéreux Calopogon tuberosus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Calopogon tuberosus —   Calopogon tuberosus Calapogon tub …   Wikipedia Español

  • Calopogon tuberosus — Taxobox name = Tuberous Grass Pink status = EN image width = 240px image caption = C. tuberosus var. tuberosus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Calopogon species = C.… …   Wikipedia

  • Calopogon oklahomensis — Oklahoma grass pink Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots …   Wikipedia

  • Calopogon pulchellum — noun an orchid • Syn: ↑grass pink, ↑Calopogon tuberosum • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Calopogon, ↑genus Calopogon …   Useful english dictionary

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