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a wild orchid, Orchis spectabilis, of eastern North America, having a spike of showy flowers, each with purple, pink, or white sepals and petals united into a galea and a white lip.[1855-60, Amer.]
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showy orchis
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showy orchis — noun North American orchid having a spike of violet purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood • Syn: ↑purple orchis, ↑purple hooded orchis, ↑Orchis spectabilis • Hypernyms: ↑orchis * * * noun : a No. American orchid ( … Useful english dictionary
orchis — /awr kis/, n. 1. any orchid. 2. any of various terrestrial orchids, esp. of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers. 3. See fringed orchis. [1555 65; < L < Gk órchis testicle, plant with roots like testicles] * * * ▪… … Universalium
Orchis spectabilis — noun North American orchid having a spike of violet purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood • Syn: ↑showy orchis, ↑purple orchis, ↑purple hooded orchis • Hypernyms: ↑orchis … Useful english dictionary
Orchis — Or chis, prop. n.; pl. {Orchises}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a testicle, the orchis; so called from its tubers.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orchis mascula — male orchis male orchis n. A Eurasian orchid ({Orchis mascula}) with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike. Syn: early purple orchid, {Orchis mascula}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orchis mascula — male orchis male orchis n. A Eurasian orchid ({Orchis mascula}) with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike. Syn: early purple orchid, {Orchis mascula}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orchis mascula — noun Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike • Syn: ↑male orchis, ↑early purple orchid • Hypernyms: ↑orchis … Useful english dictionary
purple orchis — noun North American orchid having a spike of violet purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood • Syn: ↑showy orchis, ↑purple hooded orchis, ↑Orchis spectabilis • Hypernyms: ↑orchis * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
purple-hooded orchis — noun North American orchid having a spike of violet purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood • Syn: ↑showy orchis, ↑purple orchis, ↑Orchis spectabilis • Hypernyms: ↑orchis * * * noun see purple orchis … Useful english dictionary
bee orchis — Orchis Or chis, prop. n.; pl. {Orchises}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a testicle, the orchis; so called from its tubers.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
