NOUN | plant | wild pink, bog rose, dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa | a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla |
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plant | wild pink, Silene caroliniana | perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters |
Meaning | A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada. | |
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Synonyms | bog rose, dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa | |
Member of | genus Arethusa | genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan |
Broader | arethusa | Any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers |
Spanish | arethusa bulbosa, Arethusa bulbosa, boca de dragón | |
Catalan | arethusa bulbosa |
Meaning | perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters. | |
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Synonym | Silene caroliniana | |
Member of | genus Silene | large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors |
Broader | silene, campion, catchfly | Any plant of the genus Silene |
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