🪷 A wild orchid 🌸 A pink flower

grass pink

9.5

A wild orchid with pink flowers that grows in wet meadows and bogs

noun
/ɡræs pɪŋk/

Specialized

: orquídea grass pink

The wet meadow was bright with blooming grass pinks in early summer.

Examples

Botanists conducted a study of the grass pink populations in the region.
The grass pink is admired for its delicate beauty and vibrant color.
Look at that grass pink!
The grass pink blooms beautifully in the spring.
The wet meadow was bright with blooming grass pink orchids in early summer.
Botanists conducted a study of the grass pink populations in the wetlands.
The grass pink is admired for its delicate pink flowers and vibrant color.

Synonyms

Calopogon tuberosum

vsgrass pink

Specialized

9.9

A North American orchid with bright pink flowers and thick underground roots

emphasizes its presence in wet meadows and bogs instead of root detail

Calopogon pulchellum

vsgrass pink

Specialized

9.9

A North American wild orchid with bright pink to purple flowers

refers to the same general plant but stresses its typical habitat in wetlands

Calopogon

vsgrass pink

Specialized

9.9

A group of wild orchids from North America that grow in soil and have pink flowers often called grass pinks

is the single species often highlighted for wet meadow and bog habitats

Surface Forms

grass pink singular

grass pinks plural

Morphology

grass + pink

The compound is compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'grass' and 'pink' can plausibly infer this refers to a pink-colored plant associated with grassy habitats (i.e., a pink flower found in grass). This follows a common noun‑noun plant‑naming pattern and does not require idiomatic or metaphorical interpretation, so the meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Grass pink comes from the sight of bright 'pink' orchid flowers growing in the 'grass' of wet meadows. That's why the name now refers to the North American pink orchid that you find in bogs and damp fields.