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Meaning of "frog orchid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FROG ORCHID

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FROG ORCHID

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Frog orchid is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FROG ORCHID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

frog orchid

Coeloglossum

Coeloglossum is a monotypic genus of the family Orchidaceae, containing only Coeloglossum viride, known as the frog orchid or long-bracted green orchid. Coeloglossum viride has a circumboreal distribution covering much of the Palearctic ecozone, and throughout the mid to northern United States through Canada in the Nearctic ecozone. It is typically found growing in moist, rich soil in wet meadows, moist or wet deciduous woods and thickets, and is frequently found on steep slopes.

Definition of frog orchid in the English dictionary

The definition of frog orchid in the dictionary is any of several orchids having greenish flowers thought to resemble small frogs, esp Coeloglossum viride of calcareous turf.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FROG ORCHID

frog
frog kick
frog pad
frog spit
frog spittle
frog-bit
frogeye
frogeyed
frogfish
frogged
froggery
froggier
Froggies
froggiest
frogging
froggy
froghopper
froglet
froglike
frogling

WORDS THAT END LIKE FROG ORCHID

bee orchid
bird´s-nest orchid
bog orchid
bruchid
burnt-tip orchid
common spotted orchid
cryptorchid
early purple orchid
fly orchid
fragrant orchid
lady orchid
man orchid
marsh orchid
monkey orchid
monorchid
orchid
poor man´s orchid
purple-fringed orchid
pyramidal orchid
spider orchid
spotted orchid

Synonyms and antonyms of frog orchid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «frog orchid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FROG ORCHID

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

Translator English - Chinese

青蛙兰花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rana orquídea
570 millions of speakers

English

frog orchid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेंढक आर्किड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضفدع السحلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лягушка орхидеи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sapo orquídea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাঙ অর্কিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grenouille orchidée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anggrek katak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frosch Orchidee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カエルの蘭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개구리 난초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anggrek katah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phong lan ếch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவளை ஆர்க்கிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेडूक ऑर्किड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kurbağa orkide
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rana orchidea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żaba orchidea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жаба орхідеї
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

broască orhidee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάτραχος ορχιδέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kikker orchid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

groda orkidé
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frosk orkide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frog orchid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FROG ORCHID»

The term «frog orchid» is used very little and occupies the 193.372 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FROG ORCHID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frog orchid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FROG ORCHID»

Discover the use of frog orchid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frog orchid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Secret of the Swamp King
"But you've experienced the frog orchid's essence." Aidan smiled at the memory of Round Pond — that moment of peace that redeemed the turmoil of Bearhouse. Now he quoted the Frog Orchid Chant: On oaken limb around a. pond As black ...
Jonathan Rogers, 2005
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Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
... frog — » frog orchid orchid, green-flowered bog — » green-flowered bog orchid orchid, green-flowered rein —» green-flowered rein orchid orchid, large- leaved rattlesnake — » large-leaved rattlesnake orchid orchid, large round- leaved rein ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
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A Fifth Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants
Reich. ex A.Gray], Long- Bracted Frog-Orchid. Endangered Corallorhiza Gagnebin, Coral-Root Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf., Summer Coral-Root. Threatened Corallorhiza odontorhiza (Willd.) Poir. var. odontorhiza, Autumn Coral-Root ...
‎2009
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Native Orchids of North America North of Mexico
Common names : Long-bracted Habenaria, Long-bracted Orchid, Satyr Orchid, Frog Orchid, American Frog-orchid. Plant stout, occasionally slender, glabrous throughout, 0.6-6 dm. tall. Roots fleshy, palmate, from a thickened and swollen ...
Donovan Stewart Correll, 1978
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620 Wild Plants of North America: Fully Illustrated
LONG-BRACTED ORCHID Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman upper plant lower plant x 0.7 610 Bracted Orchid, Frog Orchid, Bracted Bog-orchid, Longbract Frog Orchid SPOTTED CORALROOT Corallorhiza maculata (Raf) Raf. dorsal sepal ...
Tom Reaume, 2009
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An Atlas of Orchid Pollination: European Orchids
Ghost orchid or Jumping Frog- orchid clearly exhibits flowers with the moth- pollination syndrome. Most likely the pollinator is the nocturnal moth: Cocytius antaeus (Schlechter 1996). In my Atlas of Orchid Pollination: European Orchids \ have ...
Nelis A. Van Der Cingel, 2001
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Amazing Numbers in Biology
... orchid V–VIII Frog orchid V–VI Frog's bit V–VIII Great woodrush IV–V Greater duckweed V–VI Hellebore VI–VIII Helleborine Broad-leaved VI–IX Marsh VI–VIII Herb Paris V Lady's slipper V–VII Lesser butterfly orchid V–VII Lesser rattlesnake  ...
N. Solomon, Rainer Flindt, 2006
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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States
Long bracted Habenaria, long-bracted orchid, satyr orchid, frog orchid, american frog orchid. Plant stout, occasionally slender, glabrous throughout, 1-6 dm. tall; roots fleshy, palmate, from a thickened and swollen rootstock; stem leafy; leaves  ...
Donovan Stewart Correll, Helen B. Correll, 1975
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Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: A ...
... p.19 LADY'S-TRESSES Spiranthes (7), p.20 LIPARIS, TWAYBLADE Liparis (2) , p.21 LISTERA, TWAYBLADE Listera (3), p.22 BOG ORCHID Platanthera (10), p. 22 FROG ORCHID Coeloglossum (1), p.25 ADDER'S-MOUTH ORCHID Malaxis  ...
Merel R. Black, Emmet J. Judziewicz, 2009
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Bagpipes in Babylon: A Lifetime in the Arab World and Beyond
He came out to Beirut in December 1962 telling the British Ambassador, with whom he stayed, that he wanted to search the northern end of the Lebanese mountains for a rare frog orchid, and in due course he told the Ambassador that he had ...
Glen Balfour-Paul, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FROG ORCHID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frog orchid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man orchid wilts in the heat of climate change while the ladies thrive
But some of the team's findings have puzzled researchers – such as the sharp decline of the man orchid (Orchis anthropophora), frog orchid ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Countryside crisis: One in five British wildflowers are under threat of …
Some species, such as Frog Orchid, Grass-of-Parnassus and Common Butterwort, are now threatened in lowland England where farming has ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
3
Ten great things to see on Northern Ireland's vibrant shores
... including the bee orchid, pyramidal orchid, fragrant orchid, frog orchid, marsh helleborine, adderstongue, moonwort and early forget-me-not. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 14»
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Kim Philby: The spy who went into the cold
He said he had come to find a frog orchid. But the orchid expert at Kew Gardens told me frog orchids do not grow in Lebanon, so he must have ... «BBC News, Nov 13»
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Was Philby tipped off before defection to Moscow?
Blunt travelled to Beirut in late 1962, telling British diplomats whom he met that he was in search of the frog orchid. Yet the flower, common in ... «The Guardian, Nov 13»
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Endangered orchids set for return to the South Downs
Bosses at the Royal Botanic Gardens have tasked the students with growing 500 of each of the five different types of orchid – the frog orchid, ... «The Argus, May 13»
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Orchids in Southeast Alaska
The common name is frog orchid, but it doesn't look like a frog (to me), so that name is also a puzzle. This is reportedly a short-lived species, ... «Juneau Empire, May 13»
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IoS investigation: HS2 - the hidden cost to Britain's wildlife
SSSI at Bogs Farm Quarry, home to rare frog orchid, would be cut in two. There would also be damage to the county's unimproved grassland, ... «The Independent, Feb 13»
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In praise of wild Irish orchids
It's also home to the frog orchid, a shy and unassuming character, with flowers that are supposed to resemble trailing frogs' legs. The bee ... «Irish Times, Jul 12»
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Orchids in Alaska
The related frog orchid (Coenoglossum viride) has been found occasionally in our alpine zones; it is small, with greenish flowers that may seem ... «Juneau Empire, Oct 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Frog orchid [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/frog-orchid>. Apr 2024 ».
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