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WILD PINK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does wild pink mean?

• WILD PINK (noun)
The noun WILD PINK has 2 senses:

1. a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada
2. perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters

Familiarity information: WILD PINK used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WILD PINK (noun)

Sense 1

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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 ("wild pink" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("wild pink" is a member of...):

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

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Silene caroliniana; wild pink

Hypernyms ("wild pink" is a kind of...):

campion; catchfly; silene (any plant of the genus Silene)

Holonyms ("wild pink" is a member of...):

genus Silene (large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly)

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