pogonia

• Substantivo que designa qualquer planta resistente de brejo do gênero Pogonia (família das orquídeas), caracterizada por crescimento terrestre, rizomas finos, caules eretos com uma ou mais folhas e uma única flor terminal.

A noun referring to any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia, characterized by terrestrial growth, slender rootstocks, erect stems with one or a few leaves, and a solitary terminal flower.

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   Any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia, characterized by terrestrial growth, slender rootstocks, erect stems with one or a few leaves, and a solitary terminal flower.

   Orquídea-do-brejo

   • The pogonia thrives in the damp, acidic soil of the bog.
   • Botanists discovered a rare species of pogonia in the marshland.
   • The solitary terminal flower of the pogonia is often pink or white.