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or·chid
(ôr′kĭd)n.
1.
a. A member of the orchid family.
b. A flower of one of these plants, especially a cultivated species.
2. A pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple.
[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).]
or′chid adj.
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orchid
(ˈɔːkɪd)n
(Plants) any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, often having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colours, specialized for pollination by certain insects. See bee orchid, burnt-tip orchid, fly orchid, frog orchid, lady orchid, lizard orchid, man orchid, monkey orchid, purple-fringed orchid, pyramidal orchid, scented orchid, spider orchid, spotted orchid
[C19: from New Latin Orchideae; see orchis]
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or•chid
(ˈɔr kɪd)n.
1. any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usu. showy flowers.
2. the flower of any of these plants.
3. a bluish to reddish purple.
[1845; < New Latin Orchideae (later Orchidaceae) family name = Latin orch(is) a plant (see orchis) + -ideae, irreg. suffix (compare -idae); see -id2]
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or·chid
(ôr′kĭd) Any of numerous tropical and subtropical plants that grow on the ground or in trees as epiphytes. Orchids have irregularly shaped flowers with one petal larger than the others.
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| Noun | 1. |  orchid - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsmentum - a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms mentum - a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers orchis - any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes aerides - any orchid of the genus Aerides angrecum - any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers jewel orchid - any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining adam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale, puttyroot - North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers arethusa - any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers bletia - any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers Bletia striata, Bletilla striata - Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia brassavola - any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7 Brassia lawrenceana, spider orchid - South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers Brassia verrucosa, spider orchid - Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts caladenia - any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia calanthe - any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise calypso, Calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper - rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf Catasetum macrocarpum, jumping orchid - orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected cattleya - any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known helleborine - any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera Cleistes divaricata, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Pogonia divaricata, spreading pogonia - orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia Cleistes rosea, Pogonia rosea, rosebud orchid - orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia Coeloglossum bracteatum, satyr orchid - orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers Coeloglossum viride, frog orchid - orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple coelogyne - any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black coral root - a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor helmet orchid, helmetflower - any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process swan orchid, swanflower, swan-flower, swanneck, swan-neck - any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan cymbid, cymbidium - any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers cypripedia - a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium ladies' slipper, lady's slipper, lady-slipper, slipper orchid - any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden marsh orchid - any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region |
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Translations
زَهْرَةُ الْأَوَرْكِيدنَبات من الفَصيلَه السَّحْلَبِيَّه
orchidej
orkidé
orkideakämmekkä
orhideja
orchidea
brönugras
ラン
난초
orchidėja
orhideja
orhidee
orchidea
orhideja
orkidé
ต้นกล้วยไม้
cây phong lan
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orchid
n → Orchidee f
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orchid
(ˈoːkid) noun a kind of plant usually having brightly-coloured or unusually-shaped flowers.
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orchid
→ زَهْرَةُ الْأَوَرْكِيد orchidej orkidé Orchidee ορχιδέα orquídea orkidea orchidée orhideja orchidea ラン 난초 orchidee orkidé storczyk orquídea орхидея orkidé ต้นกล้วยไม้ orkide cây phong lan 兰花Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009