Crossword clues for pogonia
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Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the orchid genus (taxlink Pogonia genus noshow=1).
WordNet
n. 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 may mean:
- Pogonia (plant), a genus of orchids
- Pogonia coat of arms
- Pogonia was the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.
The genus takes its name from the Greek pōgōn and pōgōníās, meaning, respectively, 'beard' and 'bearded.'
The species of Pogonia are widespread in East Asia and eastern North America. They usually grow in open, sunny locations, often in moist to wet, sometimes flooded places.
Usage examples of "pogonia".
The azaleas succeeded to the anemones, the orchis and trillium followed, then the yellow gerardias and the feathery purple pogonias, and finally the growing gleam of the golden-rods along the wood-side and the red umbels of the tall eupatoriums in the meadow announced the close of summer.