Pogonia Definition

pə-gōnē-ə, -gōnyə
noun
A small American orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) with a single white or pinkish flower having a lip tufted with yellow-brown hairs.
Webster's New World

(botany) Any of the orchid genus Pogonia.

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Other Word Forms of Pogonia

Noun

Singular:
pogonia
Plural:
pogonias

Origin of Pogonia

  • New Latin Pōgōnia genus name from Greek pōgōn beard

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the genus name.

    From Wiktionary

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