BOG CANDLES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America

Synonyms:

bog candles; bog rein orchid; Habenaria dilatata

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bog candles" is a kind of...):

rein orchid; rein orchis (any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip)

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