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PRONUNCIATION OF BOG ASPHODEL

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Bog asphodel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BOG ASPHODEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bog asphodel

Narthecium ossifragum

Narthecium ossifragum, commonly known as bog-, Lancashire- or bastard asphodel, is a plant of Western Europe, found on wet, boggy moorlands up to about 1000 m in elevation. It produces spikes of bright yellow flowers in summer. The bright orange fruits have been used as a colourant to replace saffron by Shetland Islanders. Despite the plant's English name, it is not particularly closely related to the true asphodels. The Latin name means "weak bone", and refers to a traditional belief that eating the plant caused sheep to develop brittle bones. The probable origin of this story is that sheep eating a calcium-poor diet are likely to develop bone weakness, and N. ossifragum favours acidic, low calcium soils. The plant causes a disease of sheep called alveld, "elf fire", in Norway. Not all stands of the plant are toxic, and the toxicity may be the side effect of the plant's response to a fungal infection. It can be found in purple moor grass and rush pastures. It is tufted, hairless perennial. The leaves are narrow.

Definition of bog asphodel in the English dictionary

The definition of bog asphodel in the dictionary is either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BOG ASPHODEL

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Synonyms and antonyms of bog asphodel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bog asphodel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOG ASPHODEL

Find out the translation of bog asphodel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bog asphodel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bog asphodel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沼泽水仙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bog asphodel
570 millions of speakers

English

bog asphodel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दलदल Asphodel
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مستنقع الزنبق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болото златоцветник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bog asfódelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্বপালক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourbière asphodèle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asphodel rawa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beinbrech
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

沼地アスフォデル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

늪지 아스포 델
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bog asphodel
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đầm lầy cây nhựt quang lan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போக் பொருத்தப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोॉग ऍस्पोडेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Süpürgelik asfel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bog asphodel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bog złotogłów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болото златоцветнік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mlaștină Asphodel
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ΤτΕ ασφόδελος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

moeras affodil
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mosse asphodel
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bog rome
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOG ASPHODEL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bog asphodel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOG ASPHODEL»

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25 Nature Spectacles in New Jersey
Should you decide to visit Webb's Mill in July, when a few Grass Pinks are still in flower, you will find three other wonderful plants: White Fringed Orchid, Golden Crest, and a very rare plant, the Bog Asphodel, another brilliant yellow flower also ...
Joanna Burger, 2000
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International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence-Based ...
[Nartheciaceae] Common Names: bog asphodel Citations: Dishington IW, Laksesvela B (1976) Alveldsykens etiologi belyst ved BSP-test. Nord Vet Med 28( 11):547-549. Ender F (1955) Undersøkelser over alveldsykens etiologi. Nord Vet Med ...
D. Jesse Wagstaff, 2008
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Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the ...
LEAVES alternate or basal LEAVES simple PETALS 6 Fairy-bells, Bellworts, and Bog-asphodel Colchicum and Bog-asphodel families Bellworts characteristically have long, narrow, nodding flowers. They appear in spring, before the trees ...
Steven Clemants, Steven Earl Clemants, Carol Gracie, 2006
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Wildflowers of California: A Month-by-month Guide
Fish Slough (July–August) Santa Ana Mountains (July–August) Bladderwort BOG ASPHODEL, CALIFORNIA Narthecium californicum Bog asphodel family ( previously included in Lily family) DESCRIPTION: 0.5–2 feet. Stem thick with ...
Laird Richard Blackwell, 2012
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The Pine Barrens of New Jersey
There are plant species that exist here that are found nowhere else on earth, such as the bog asphodel. This striking member of the lily family blooms in late June, bursting forth with lacy yellow clusters of lily-like petaled flowers only four to  ...
Karen F. Riley, 2010
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Britain
... the beautiful little cranberry, bog asphodel, all three British sundew species, white beak-sedge, and the cot- tongrasses, amongst others. At one time polecats were almost confined to this area of Wales, though they are now spreading again , ...
Bob Gibbons, 2003
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Field Flora of the British Isles
Bog Asphodel Tepals yellow; filaments densely pubescent; anthers >2x as long as wide, dehiscing outwards; style 1; capsule splitting along centre of ovary-cells; seeds with long fine projections at each end. Vegelatively distinct from Tofieldia ...
Clive A. Stace, 1999
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Flowers Shown to the Children:
The Bog Asphodel has a tall, wiry flowerstalk, near the top of which you find a spike of orangeyellow flowers. There are three narrowpointed orange petals, and three orange sepals; but these are so much alike, you will not be able to ...
Janet Harvey Kelman, 2014
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Potential Military Effects on Selected Plant Communities in ...
... grass-of-Parnassus rough-leaved loosestrife Carolina goldenrod smooth bog- asphodel Eulophia spring flowering goldenrod hairy-peduncled beaked-rush ( Rhynchospora crinipes) Venus' Fly-trap (Dionea muscipula) smooth bog- asphodel.
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Plants of the Tahoe Basin: Flowering Plants, Trees, and ...
Bog asphodel (Narthecium californicum) • 8 to 20 inches • mid-season • stream banks, lake margins, moist habitats Bog asphodel has an extremely limited range in Tahoe, found only in the near vicinity of the Velma Scarlet fritillary Alpine lily ...
Michael Graf, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOG ASPHODEL»

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Stewardship Graziers Given Poisonous Plant Warning
Bog asphodel is spreading in upland areas and is poisonous to cattle and sheep, warns the National Farmers Union. The plant causes two ... «TheSheepSite, Jun 15»
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Picnic spots in the North East: Best places to dine al fresco in the …
It contains specialised plants such as bog asphodel, bog bean, cotton grass, ragged robin and marsh thistle and has been designated a Site of ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
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Scientists have called on North farmers to help them breed sunburn …
A toxin within the Bog Asphodel plant, which is common in the north but rare elsewhere and now coming into flower, sensitises the skin of the ... «ChronicleLive, May 15»
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Guildford Rambles: Thor, War and James Bond. Seven Uncommon …
... presumably to protect species like the rare sundew, bog asphodel and marsh orchid. Then back to the Moat car park and off to the Woolsack ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, May 15»
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Wanted: patient, rain-loving shepherd for Snowdon conservation …
... “If we are successful with this project, the mountain tops will flower with heather and other plants such as bog asphodel and fruiting bilberries. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Pioneering peat technique in Galloway examined
Cranberry and bog asphodel grow within the sphagnum carpet. Hen harriers, merlins, short-eared and barn owls may also be seen hunting. «BBC News, Mar 15»
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Browne goes on barricades but fails to make his point
At the end of the film, watching the bog asphodel bloom, I listened with gratitude as Gorman gave hope to heavy hearts. "It's spring again. In the ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
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Bog plant toxic to sheep is spreading across uplands
Grip blocking has since been encouraged and has led to the return of boggy areas and their specialist plants – including bog asphodel – as ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Feb 15»
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Hilary Fannin: Love, sex and Oedipus in the personal ads
... creative workshops in Mykonos and poetic breaks in “Heaney country” (where you can unearth your creativity amid the bog asphodel and ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
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Circuit of Wales, Ebbw Vale: Wildlife study prompts concerns
She said the area has a rich mixture of heathland, streams and grassland with plants, including bog asphodel, bog pimpernel and the marsh ... «BBC News, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bog asphodel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bog-asphodel>. May 2024 ».
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