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BOG CANDLES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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Hypernyms ("bog candles" is a kind of...):
rein orchid; rein orchis (any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip)