spreading pogonia

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Noun1.spreading pogonia - orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lipspreading pogonia - orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
Cleistes divaricata, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Pogonia divaricata
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Cleistes, genus Cleistes - terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia
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