bog asphodel
bog asphodel · bog asphodels
A yellow-flowered perennial, of species Narthecium ossifragum, found in wet open areas…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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Related species found elsewhere, such as Narthecium americanum and Narthecium californicum
More definitions
- either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions
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plural: bog asphodels| Singular | bog asphodel |
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