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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.]


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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


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Pogonia
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, and takes its name from the Greek pōgōn and pōgōníās, meaning, respectively, 'beard' and 'bearded.'



 
 

 

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