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Noun: bog asphodel  bóg 'as-fu,del
  1. Either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions
    "Hikers spotted the bright yellow flowers of bog asphodel dotting the marshy terrain"

Derived forms: bog asphodels

Type of: liliaceous plant

Part of: genus Narthecium, Narthecium

Encyclopedia: Bog asphodel