pogonia

po·go·ni·a

P0398900 (pə-gō′nē-ə, -gōn′yə)n. Any of various small terrestrial orchids of northern temperate regions that are or were previously classified in the genus Pogonia and have pink or whitish flowers.

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[New Latin Pōgōnia, genus name, from Greek pōgōn, beard.]

pogonia

(pəˈɡəʊnɪə) n (Plants) any orchid of the chiefly American genus Pogonia, esp the snakesmouth, having pink or white fragrant flowers[C19: New Latin, from Greek pōgōnias bearded, from pōgōn a beard]

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pogonia - 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 flowerorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsgenus Pogonia - small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone