Definition of orchids Orchids
/ɔˈɹkʌdz/ - [orkudz] -
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Wiktionary 
- orchids (Noun)
Plural of orchid.
Part of speech
🔤- orchids, noun, plural of orchid.
WordNet
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| orchid - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors | ||
| orchidaceous plant | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers | ||
| mentum a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin | ||
| mentum a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin | ||
| 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 South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers | ||
| 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 | ||
| calopogon pulchellum, calopogon tuberosum, grass pink an orchid | ||
| calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper, calypso (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years | ||
| 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 numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood | ||
| swan-flower, swan-neck, swan orchid, swanflower, swanneck 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 | ||
| common spotted orchid, dactylorhiza fuchsii, dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple | ||
| dendrobium a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers | ||
| disa any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions | ||
| eburophyton austinae, phantom orchid, snow orchid waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho | ||
| cattleya citrina, encyclia citrina, tulip orchid Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya | ||
| encyclia tampensis, epidendrum tampense, butterfly orchid Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip | ||
| encyclia venosa, epidendrum venosum, butterfly orchis, butterfly orchid Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip | ||
| epidendron any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum | ||
| helleborine any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera | ||
| tongue-flower, tongueflower orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base | ||
| rattlesnake plantain, helleborine any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme | ||
| fragrant orchid, gymnadenia conopsea European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs | ||
| gymnadenia odoratissima, short-spurred fragrant orchid similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs | ||
| fringed orchid, fringed orchis any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip | ||
| frog orchid orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple | ||
| rein orchid, rein orchis any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip | ||
| crested coral root, hexalectris spicata orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States | ||
| hexalectris warnockii, texas purple spike orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas | ||
| himantoglossum hircinum, lizard orchid an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum | ||
| laelia any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors | ||
| liparis type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes | ||
| twayblade an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves | ||
| fen orchid, fen orchis, liparis loeselii small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers | ||
| broad-leaved twayblade, listera convallarioides small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America | ||
| lesser twayblade, listera cordata orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland | ||
| listera ovata, twayblade an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves | ||
| green adder's mouth, malaxis-unifolia, malaxis ophioglossoides North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals | ||
| masdevallia any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube | ||
| maxillaria any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers | ||
| pansy orchid any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers | ||
| odontoglossum any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors | ||
| dancing lady orchid, oncidium, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants | ||
| bee orchid, ophrys apifera European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color | ||
| ophrys insectifera, ophrys muscifera, fly orchid European orchid whose flowers resemble flies | ||
| spider orchid South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers | ||
| venus' slipper, venus's shoe, venus's slipper any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips | ||
| phaius an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers | ||
| moth orchid, moth plant any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver | ||
| rattlesnake orchid any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail | ||
| habenaria bifolia, lesser butterfly orchid, platanthera bifolia south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria | ||
| greater butterfly orchid, habenaria chlorantha, platanthera chlorantha south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria | ||
| platanthera leucophea, prairie white-fringed orchid of central North America; a threatened species | ||
| tangle orchid an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers | ||
| indian crocus any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks | ||
| pleurothallis any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers | ||
| pogonia any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower | ||
| butterfly orchid Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip | ||
| greenhood, helmet orchid any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood | ||
| foxtail orchid any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme | ||
| orange-blossom orchid, sarcochilus falcatus diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip | ||
| sobralia any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya | ||
| ladies' tresses, lady's tresses an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers | ||
| stanhopea any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil | ||
| stelis any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers | ||
| fly orchid European orchid whose flowers resemble flies | ||
| vanda any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- orchid (n.)
Any plant of the order Orchidaceae. See Orchidaceous.
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orchid
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colours.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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orchid
or′kid, n. a plant with a rich, showy, often fragrant flower, frequently found growing, in warm countries, on rocks and stems of trees.—adjs. Orchidā′ceous, Orchid′ēous, pertaining to the orchids.—ns. Orchidol′ogy, the knowledge of orchids; Or′chis, a genus containing ten of the British species of orchids. [Gr. orchis, a testicle.]
Part of speech
🔤- orchid, noun, singular of orchids.
