noun
- a genus of small terrestrial orchids with a single leaf and typically pink or white flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The pogonia orchid bloomed in the boggy meadow.
- Botanists discovered a rare pogonia species in the wetland preserve.
- The delicate pogonia flower has three petals and a distinctive lip.
- Conservation efforts focus on protecting pogonia habitats from development.
- She photographed the small pogonia growing among the sphagnum moss.