wild pink

1. 1.

   a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada

   Synonymsbog rosedragon's mouthArethusa bulbosa

   Broaderarethusa

   Part ofgenus Arethusa
2. 2.

   perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters

   SynonymsSilene caroliniana

   Broadersilene

   Part ofgenus Silene

Questions about wild pink

What does wild pink mean?

wild pink means "a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for wild pink?

Close synonyms include bog rose, dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa, Silene caroliniana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wild pink a common word?

wild pink is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.