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bog orchid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
bog orchid
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several small orchids of the genus Habenaria that grow in peaty wet ground.

noun

A small orchid, Hammarbya paludosa that grows in bogs in temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

noun

Any of several small orchids of the genus Platanthera that grow in wet ground in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Inflected Forms

bog orchids (plural)

Synonyms

bog adder's-mouth bog adder's-mouth orchid

Questions

What does bog orchid mean?
Any of several small orchids of the genus Habenaria that grow in peaty wet ground.

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