pogonia

pogonia
noun
any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower
• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Pogonia

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\\pəˈgōnyə, -nēə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from pogon- + -ia
1. capitalized : a genus comprising terrestrial orchids of the north temperate zone that have a slender rootstock, one or few leaves, and a solitary terminal flower with a crested tip and being sometimes extended to include forms usually placed in the genera Isotria and Triphora
2. -s : any orchid of Pogonia or a closely related genus

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/peuh goh"nee euh, -gohn"yeuh/, n.
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
[ < NL < Gk pogonías bearded (with reference to the lip which is frequently fringed)]

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