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Definition of Bog star
1. Noun. Plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green.
Group relationships: Genus Parnassia
Generic synonyms: Grass-of-parnassus, Parnassia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bog Star
Literary usage of Bog star
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland: Compiled from the Original Records and by Robert Pitcairn (1833)
"Perhaps star-grass, bog-star-grass. * Vid. Jul. 17, 1611. 1 The superstition of
fetching water from Holy- Wells, as they were and still are often called, ..."
2. Criminal Trials in Scotland: From A.D. 1488 to A.D. 1624, Embracing the by Robert Pitcairne (1833)
"SHARK, a creature pined away, by Witchcraft, an evil eye, &c. A changeling. '
Leaves of an herb. Perhaps star-grass, bog-star-grass ..."
3. Daily Paragraph Editing: Volume 3: Student Practice Book by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"... The egyptians looked at the stars in the sky They saw that the bog Star rose
next to the sun every 365 days. They made a calendar and they based it on ..."
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