an endangered orchid native to the eastern North America
plant noun (plants and fungi)
tuberous grasspinks
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Calopogon pulchellus [species] | Calopogon tuberosus [species] | grass pink | grasspink | tuberous grass pink | C. pulchellus [abbreviation, species] | C. tuberosus [abbreviation, species]
an orchid native to eastern North America. In the United States it occurs from as far southwest as Texas and Oklahoma and southeast to the Florida Everglades to as far northeast as Maine and as far northwest as Minnesota. In Canada it's found in the ... (45 of 160 words, 2 images)
genus of about four species of terrestrial orchids, family Orchidaceae, found in bogs and swamps of North America and the West Indies. The lip of the ... (26 of 85 words, 1 image)
a pink of Europe and Asia, having fragrant, fringed pink, purplish, or white flowers. | an orchid having clusters of rose or purplish-pink flowers, ... (23 of 38 words, 2 definitions)
popular name for members of the Orchidaceae, a family of perennial herbs widely distributed in both hemispheres. The unusually large family (of some ... (23 of 97 words)
any of a large family (Orchidaceae, the orchid family) of perennial ... | a light purple (15 of 76 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations, 1 image)
a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. | [colour] a light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour. | [colour] having a light purple colour. (26 of 32 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation, 1 image)
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family "Orchidaceae", often having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colours, specialized for ... (20 of 461 words, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
a perennial plant of the orchid family, that grows in the ground or as an ... | the flower of such a plant; especially, any of the brightly colored ... (28 of 103 words, 5 definitions, pronunciation)
a plant with complex flowers that are often showy or bizarrely shaped, having a large specialized lip (labellum) and frequently a spur. Orchids occur ... (24 of 66 words, pronunciations)
A member of the orchid family. | The flower of any of these plants, especially one cultivated for ornament. | A pale to light purple, from grayish to ... (26 of 63 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
a type of flower with an unusual shape and often a sweet smell (13 of 38 words, pronunciation)
a plant with beautifully coloured flowers which have an unusual shape (11 of 16 words, pronunciations)
a perennial plant, some varieties of which grow on other plants. Flowers: showy, delicate, fragrant, with three petals. Native to: ... (20 of 53 words, pronunciations)
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