Associations to the word «Pogonia»

Wiktionary

POGONIA, noun. (botany) Any of the orchid genus Pogonia.

Dictionary definition

POGONIA, noun. Any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower.

Wise words

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John Locke