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Calopogon

noun

terrestrial orchids of North America

• Syn: ↑genus Calopogon

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family

• Member Meronyms: ↑grass pink, ↑Calopogon pulchellum, ↑Calopogon tuberosum

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\\ˌkaləˈpōˌgän\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from calo- + -pogon

: a small genus of American bulbous orchids having grasslike leaves and spikelike racemes of pink bearded flowers — see grass pink

Useful english dictionary. 2012.