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bog rein orchid

bog rein orchid

9.9
A plant with long stems of many small fragrant white flowers that grows in wet bogs
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The bog rein orchid thrives in moist, peaty soils and is known for its sweet fragrance.

Examples

  • We spotted a beautiful bog rein orchid blooming beside the wetland trail.

  • Botanists conducted a survey of native plants and found several bog rein orchids in the area.

  • The bog rein orchid blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Have you seen a bog rein orchid before?

  • We spotted a beautiful bog rein orchid blooming beside the wetland trail.

  • The bog rein orchid thrives in moist, peaty soils and is known for its sweet fragrance.

  • Botanists conducted a survey of native plants and found several bog rein orchids in the area.

Synonyms

Habenaria dilatata
vsbog rein orchid
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of orchid that grows in wet boggy places in western and northern North America with white fragrant flowers

is the everyday descriptive name used for that plant in boggy areas
bog candles
vsbog rein orchid
  • US
9.9

A kind of North American orchid with many white flowers on a tall leafy stem that grows in wet ground

is the general descriptive name for the same wet, spike flowering plant
coastal rein orchid
vsbog rein orchid
  • US
9.9

An orchid with thick stems and white fragrant flowers that grows along the United States Pacific coast

grows in inland wet or boggy ground rather than mainly coastal areas

Surface Forms

bog rein orchid singular
bog rein orchids plural

Morphology

bog + rein + orchid

The constituents 'bog' and 'orchid' transparently indicate a flowering plant that grows in wet, boggy areas, so a learner could infer the general concept. However, 'rein' (meaning 'method or authority for guiding') does not contribute a clear botanical sense and appears to be a lexicalized or historical element of the name, so the full compound is not fully predictable from all constituents.

Etymology

Bog rein orchid may come from where and how the plant grows: it lives in bogs, or 'very wet ground', and its tall flower spike looks like a thin rein or strap. So the name helps you remember it is an orchid with many sweet-smelling white flowers on a long spike that grows in wet places.