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nodding pogonia

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nodding pogonia

–noun
a rare orchid, Triphora trianthophora, of the eastern U.S., bearing three pink flowers.
Also called three-birds.


Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
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nod·ding pogonia   (nŏd'ĭng)
n.  A North American orchid (Triphora trianthophora) having nodding flower buds and ascending, pink or white flowers.
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