bog asphodel

noun

Definitions

  1. A yellow-flowered perennial, of species Narthecium ossifragum, found in wet open areas of…

    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[.]
  2. Related species found elsewhere, such as Narthecium americanum and Narthecium californicum

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