nodding pogonia

noun

a rare orchid, Triphora trianthophora, of the eastern U.S., bearing three pink flowers.

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Nearby words

noddack, nodding acquaintance, nodding dog, nodding donkey, nodding lilac, nodding pogonia, nodding spasm, nodding trillium, noddle, noddy, node

Origin of nodding pogonia

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Also called three-birds.

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