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wild pink

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: wild pink

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n
perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
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n
a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: wild pink
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n perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters

Synonyms:
Silene caroliniana
Type of:
campion, catchfly, silene
any plant of the genus Silene
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n a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada

Synonyms:
Arethusa bulbosa, bog rose, dragon's mouth
Type of:
arethusa
any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
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