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bog rosemary

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any shrub in the genus Andromeda, especially Andromeda polifolia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moorwort, Andromeda glaucophylla

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: andromeda

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: suokukka — Andromeda
  • French: andromède — Andromeda
  • German: Rosmarinheide — Andromeda
  • Irish: andraiméid — Andromeda
  • Lithuanian: balžuva — Andromeda
  • Polish: modrzewnica — Andromeda
  • Romanian: ruginare — Andromeda
  • Russian: подбе́л (podbél) — Andromeda
  • Russian: андроме́да (androméda) — Andromeda
  • Serbo-Croatian: дивљи ружмарин — Andromeda
  • Serbo-Croatian: divlji ružmarin — Andromeda
  • Finnish: suokukka — Andromeda polifolia
  • German: Rosmarinheide — Andromeda polifolia
  • Icelandic: ljósalyng — Andromeda polifolia
  • Lithuanian: siauralapė balžuva — Andromeda polifolia
  • Lithuanian: balžuva — Andromeda polifolia
  • Polish: modrzewnica pospolita — Andromeda polifolia
  • Polish: modrzewnica północna — Andromeda polifolia
  • Polish: modrzewnica zwyczajna — Andromeda polifolia
  • Russian: подбе́л (podbél) — Andromeda polifolia
  • Russian: андроме́да (androméda) — Andromeda polifolia
  • Russian: андромеда многолистная (andromeda mnogolistnaja) — Andromeda polifolia
  • Serbo-Croatian: дивљи ружмарин — Andromeda polifolia
  • Serbo-Croatian: divlji ružmarin — Andromeda polifolia