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pogonia definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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