Orchid Definition
ôrkĭd
orchids
noun
orchids
A perennial plant of the orchid family, that grows in the ground or as an epiphyte and is characterized by waxy pollen masses, minute seeds, and bilaterally symmetrical flowers with three petals, one of which is lip-shaped with many distinctive forms.
Webster's New World
A member of the orchid family.
American Heritage
The flower of such a plant; esp., any of the brightly colored tropical varieties cultivated for wear as a corsage.
Webster's New World
A light bluish-red or pale-purple color.
Webster's New World
A plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- orchidaceous plant
adjective
Of this color.
Webster's New World
Designating a worldwide family (Orchidaceae, order Orchidales) of monocotyledonous plants.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Orchid
Noun
Singular:
orchid
Plural:
orchidsOrigin of Orchid
From New Latin Orchideae family name from New Latin orchis, orchid- orchid from Latin orchis a kind of orchid from Greek orkhis testicle, orchid (from the shape of its tubers)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis, “orchid, testicle") (ostensibly from the shape of the roots).
From Wiktionary
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