NOUN | plant | Cleistes divaricata, spreading pogonia, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Pogonia divaricata | orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip |
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Meaning | orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia. | |
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Synonyms | spreading pogonia, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Pogonia divaricata | |
Member of | Cleistes, genus Cleistes | terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
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