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bog asphodel

noun

  1. any of several plants of the genus Narthecium, of the lily family, having yellowish flowers and growing in boggy places.


bog asphodel

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of bog asphodel1

First recorded in 1880–85

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