or·chid (ôr k d)n. 1. a. A member of the orchid family. b. The flower of any of these plants, especially one cultivated for ornament. 2. A pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple. [From New Latin Orchideae, family name, from Latin orchis, a kind of orchid, from Greek orkhis, testicle, orchid (from the shape of its tubers).] or chid adj. |
orchid
Noun
a plant having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colours, usually with one lip-shaped petal which is larger than the other two [Greek orkhis testicle, because of the shape of its roots]
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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, swan-flower, swan-neck, swanflower, swanneck - any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan |
Translations
n orchid [ˈoːkid]
a kind of plant usually having brightly-coloured or unusually-shaped flowers. orgidee نَبات من الفَصيلَه السَّحْلَبِيَّه орхидея orchidea orkidé die Orchidee ορχιδέα orquídea orhidee ارکیده orkidea orchidée סַחלָב ऑर्किड (पौधा और फूल) orhideja orchidea anggrek brönugras orchidea らん 난초 orchidėja orhideja orkid orchidee orkidé orchidea orquídia orhidee орхидея orchidea orhideja orhideja orkidé กล้วยไม้ orkide 蘭花 орхідея ايک خوبصورت پھول کا پودا cây phong lan 兰花
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