pogonia

American  

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

noun

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

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pogonia British  

/ pəˈɡəʊnɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pogonia

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

Example Sentences

The small whorled pogonia is a globally rare orchid historically found across the eastern states and Ontario.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Popp, Marcus, Doubleday, and Gange returned to the site together this spring and confirmed the presence of small whorled pogonia, which was in bloom at the time.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Department botanists confirmed that a population of small whorled pogonia has been documented on Winooski Valley Park District conservation land in Chittenden County.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Why spend money and energy to save, say, the frostweed or the small whorled pogonia?

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by Muir, John