Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as swamp-honeysuckle; also extended to other azaleas.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word swamp-pink.

Examples

  • But with June comes the most exquisite of our New England wild-flowers, the arethusa, or swamp-pink, as it is often styled, to the great confusion of its delicate, high-born nature with the great, vulgar, flaunting azalea.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 Various

  • Every plant and field and forest emits its odor now, -- swamp-pink in the meadow, and tansy in the road; and there is the peculiar dry scent of corn which has begun to show its tassels.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 Various

  • Every plant and field and forest emits its odor now, swamp-pink in the meadow and tansy in the road; and there is the peculiar dry scent of corn which has begun to show its tassels.

    Excursions Henry David Thoreau 1839

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.