grass pink

noun

a pink, Dianthus plumarius, of Europe and Asia, having fragrant, fringed pink, purplish, or white flowers.
an orchid, Calopogon tuberosus, having clusters of rose or purplish-pink flowers, growing in bogs of eastern North America.

Origin of grass pink

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby grass pink

grass finch, grass hockey, grass is always greener on the other side, the, grass moth, grass parakeet, grass pink, grass roots, grass rug, grass sack, grass shears, grass skiing

Example sentences from the Web for grass pink

  • One example will suffice for present illustration—the sweet-pogonia or grass-pink of our sedgy swamps (Pogonia ophioglossoides).

    My Studio Neighbors |William Hamilton Gibson