Meanings
nounbog orchid (plural bog orchids)
plural bog orchids
- A small orchid, Hammarbya paludosa that grows in bogs in temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Synonyms: bog adder's-mouth, bog adder's-mouth orchid
- Any of several small orchids of the genus Platanthera that grow in wet ground in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small orchid, Hammarbya paludosa that grows in bogs in temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Similar
bog adder's-mouthbog adder's-mouth orchid
Also see
Translations
Bulgarian блатна хамарбия
- блатна хамарбия (blatna hamarbija)Hammarbya paludosa
Finnish ripsukämmekkä, suovalkku
- ripsukämmekkäorchid of genus Habenaria
- suovalkkuHammarbya paludosa
Cite this entry
APA
bog orchid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20orchid
MLA
“bog orchid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20orchid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bog orchid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20orchid.
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