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BOG CANDLES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bog candles mean?
• BOG CANDLES (noun)
The noun BOG CANDLES has 1 sense:
1. orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
Familiarity information: BOG CANDLES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bog candles; bog rein orchid; Habenaria dilatata
Hypernyms ("bog candles" is a kind of...):
rein orchid; rein orchis (any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip)
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