Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - orchid
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Orchid
orchid
noun Etymology: irregular from New Latin Orchis Date: 1845 1. any of a large family (Orchidaceae, the ~ family) of perennial epiphytic or terrestrial monocotyledonous plants that usually have showy 3-petaled flowers with the middle petal enlarged into a lip and differing from the others in shape and color 2. a light purple • ~like adjective
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n. 1 any usu. epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, bearing flowers in fantastic shapes and brilliant colours, usu. having one petal larger than the others and variously spurred, lobed, pouched, etc. 2 a flower of any of these plants. Derivatives orchidaceous adj. orchidist n. orchidology n. Etymology: mod.L Orchid(ac)eae irreg. f. L orchis: see ORCHIS ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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орхидное растение; pl орхидные (Orchidaceae) – bird's-nest orchid – bourbontea orchid – butterfly orchid – spider orchid ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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(orchids) Orchids are plants with brightly coloured, unusually shaped flowers. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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