pogonia

[ puh-goh-nee-uh, -gohn-yuh ]
/ pəˈgoʊ ni ə, -ˈgoʊn yə /

noun

a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.

Origin of pogonia

< New Latin < Greek pōgōníās bearded (with reference to the lip which is frequently fringed)

Words nearby pogonia

pogey, pogey bait, pogge, pogo, pogo stick, pogonia, pogoniasis, pogonion, pogonip, pogonophoran, pogrom

Example sentences from the Web for pogonia

  • And so did calopogon, pogonia, spiranthes, and many other fine plant people that lived in our meadow.

    The Story of My Boyhood and Youth |John Muir

  • 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

  • Such a happening came to me the day when I first found the rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides).

    Everyday Adventures |Samuel Scoville

British Dictionary definitions for pogonia

pogonia
/ (pəˈɡəʊnɪə) /

noun

any orchid of the chiefly American genus Pogonia, esp the snakesmouth, having pink or white fragrant flowers

Word Origin for pogonia

C19: New Latin, from Greek pōgōnias bearded, from pōgōn a beard