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bog asphodel

bog asphodel noun: a yellow-flowered perennial, of species Narthecium ossifragum, found in wet open areas of western Europe, and bearing orange fruits formerly used as a food coloring.

Noun

bog asphodel (plural bog asphodels)

  1. A yellow-flowered perennial, of species Narthecium ossifragum, found in wet open areas of western Europe, and bearing orange fruits formerly used as a food coloring.
    • As he climbed up through the golden gorse he would look for orchids amongst the commoner cotton grass, bog asphodel and butterwort[.]1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 20
  2. Related species found elsewhere, such as Narthecium americanum and Narthecium californicum

Forms of bog asphodel

pluralbog asphodels

Questions about bog asphodel

What does bog asphodel mean?
Bog asphodel means a yellow-flowered perennial, of species Narthecium ossifragum, found in wet open areas of western Europe, and bearing orange fruits formerly used as a food coloring.
What part of speech is bog asphodel?
Bog asphodel is a noun.
What is the plural of bog asphodel?
The plural of bog asphodel is bog asphodels.

Words near bog asphodel in the dictionary

  1. BOFU
  2. bofumustine
  3. bog
  4. bog arum
  5. bog arums
  6. bog asphodel
  7. bog asphodels
  8. bog beacon
  9. bog beacons
  10. bog bean
  11. bog beans

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