Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

pogonia

 
Dictionary: po·go·ni·a   (pə-gō'nē-ə, -gōn') pronunciation
 
n.

Any of various small terrestrial orchids of the genus Pogonia, of the North Temperate Zone, having pink or whitish flowers.

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


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a word or phrase...
All Community Q&A Reference topics
WordNet: pogonia
 
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: 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


 
Wikipedia: Pogonia
Top
Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Pogoniinae
Genus: Pogonia
Type species
Pogonia ophioglossoides
(L.) Ker Gawl.
Species

Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It includes 7 species.



 
 
Learn More
snakemouth
nodding pogonia
orchid (flower, herb)

How does a rose pogonia reproduce? Read answer...

Help us answer these
Prevent the small whorled pogonia orchid from extension?
What are some unique adaptions of the rose pogonia?
Does the rose pogonia have nectar and pollen?

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Pogonia" Read more