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swamp pink
noun
- a bog plant, Helonias bullata, of the lily family, native to the eastern U.S., having a dense spike of small, fragrant pink flowers.
- any of several other pink-flowered plants that grow in wet places.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swamp pink1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences
Green sprouts of the sassafras, hazel, blueberry, and swamp-pink found.
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But we soon came to higher banks, which were covered with a fragrant blossom called the "swamp pink" in some parts of the North.
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To hear a lovely bunch of the Arethusa called Swamp Pink is not so strange.
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These had a sub-acid, delicious flavor, not unlike the smell of the swamp pink, which grew in the same spot.
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