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Noun: wild pink
  1. A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada
    - bog rose, dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa
     
  2. Perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
    - Silene caroliniana

Derived forms: wild pinks

Type of: arethusa, campion, catchfly, silene

Part of: genus Arethusa, genus Silene

Encyclopedia: Wild pink