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po·go·nia (pə gō′nē ə, -gōn′yə)

noun

a small American orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) with a single white or pinkish flower having a lip tufted with yellow-brown hairs

Etymology: ModL < Gr pōgōn, beard

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