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ARETHUSA BULBOSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Arethusa bulbosa mean? 

ARETHUSA BULBOSA (noun)
  The noun ARETHUSA BULBOSA has 1 sense:

1. a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canadaplay

  Familiarity information: ARETHUSA BULBOSA used as a noun is very rare.


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ARETHUSA BULBOSA (noun)


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Meaning:

A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Arethusa bulbosa; bog rose; dragon's mouth; wild pink

Hypernyms ("Arethusa bulbosa" is a kind of...):

arethusa (any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers)

Holonyms ("Arethusa bulbosa" is a member of...):

genus Arethusa (genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan)


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