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单词 pogonia
释义

pogonia

[ puh-goh-nee-uh, -gohn-yuh ]
/ pəˈgoʊ ni ə, -ˈgoʊn yə /

noun

a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.

Origin of pogonia

<New Latin <Greek pōgōníās bearded (with reference to the lip which is frequently fringed)

Words nearby pogonia

Pogany, pogey, pogey bait, pogge, POGO, pogonia, pogoniasis, pogonion, pogonip, pogonophoran, pogo stick
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Example sentences from the Web for pogonia

  • And so did calopogon, pogonia, spiranthes, and many other fine plant people that lived in our meadow.

    The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir
  • One example will suffice for present illustration—the sweet-pogonia or grass-pink of our sedgy swamps (Pogonia ophioglossoides).

    My Studio Neighbors|William Hamilton Gibson
  • Such a happening came to me the day when I first found the rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides).

    Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville

British Dictionary definitions for pogonia

pogonia
/ (pəˈɡəʊnɪə) /

noun

any orchid of the chiefly American genus Pogonia, esp the snakesmouth, having pink or white fragrant flowers

Word Origin for pogonia

C19: New Latin, from Greek pōgōnias bearded, from pōgōn a beard
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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