Word Explorer
Bog asphodel
A yellow-flowered perennial, Narthecium ossifragum found in wet open areas of western Europe, and bearing orange fruits formerly used as a food coloring.
📖 Definitions of "Bog asphodel"
noun
- 1
A yellow-flowered perennial, Narthecium ossifragum found in wet open areas of western Europe, and bearing orange fruits formerly used as a food coloring.
- 2
Related species found elsewhere, such as Narthecium americanum and Narthecium californicum
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bog asphodel"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| asphodelnoun | Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants. |
| yellow toadflaxnoun | A perennial plant, common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris), with a raceme of pale yellow and orange flowers, native to most of Europe. |
| king's spearnoun | Asphodeline lutea, a perennial plant native to southeastern Europe and Turkey. |
| anthericumnoun | (botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae. |
| anthoranoun | Aconitum anthora, a European species of monkshood with yellow flowers. |
| boraxweednoun | The perennial herb Nitrophila occidentalis, western niterwort |
| meadow brightnoun | (dialectal, England) A swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups; Caltha palustris. |
| bog orchidnoun | Any of several small orchids of the genus Habenaria that grow in peaty wet ground. |
| starflowernoun | Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae). |
| spikenardnoun | A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas. |
| osajaxanthonenoun | A yellow pigment found in certain plants. |
| yellow-goldsnoun | A certain plant, probably Buphthalmum salicifolium, the yellow oxeye. |
| aspalathusnoun | Any of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants. |
| ambrosianoun | (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality. |
| boragewortnoun | Any plant of the borage family (Boraginaceae). |
| bermuda buttercupnoun | Cape sorrel, any of species Oxalis pes-caprae of tristylous plants with yellow flowers. |
| wood sorrelnoun | A white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella. |
| common yellow woodsorrelnoun | A low spreading plant with yellow flowers and clover-like leaves (Oxalis stricta). |
| yellow coltsfootnoun | An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East. |
| colt's-footnoun | Alternative spelling of coltsfoot. [An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.] |
Translate “Bog asphodel” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.