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DRAGON'S MOUTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dragon's mouth mean? 

DRAGON'S MOUTH (noun)
  The noun DRAGON'S MOUTH has 1 sense:

1. a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canadaplay

  Familiarity information: DRAGON'S MOUTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRAGON'S MOUTH (noun)


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Meaning:

A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Arethusa bulbosa; bog rose; dragon's mouth; wild pink

Hypernyms ("dragon's mouth" is a kind of...):

arethusa (any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers)

Holonyms ("dragon's mouth" is a member of...):

genus Arethusa (genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan)


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