orchid

Definition von orchid im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours; a light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour
orchid colour:.; having a light purple colour; a light purple; Orchids are plants with brightly coloured, unusually shaped flowers. Any of the 15,000-35,000 species in 400-800 genera of nonwoody perennial plants that make up the family Orchidaceae. Bearing attractive flowers, orchids grow in most of the nonpolar world, especially in tropical regions, in soil or on other plants. Hybrids with showy flowers for the commercial trade come from the genera Cattleya, Cymbidium, Vanda, and Laelia. Flowers vary widely in size, colour, and shape, but all are bilaterally symmetrical and have three sepals. Most orchids photosynthesize, but some live on dead organic material or absorb food from a fungus living in their roots. Vanilla is extracted from the seedpod of the genus Vanilla. Many folk medicines, local beverages, and foods are prepared from parts of orchid plants; any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors; Any of the many species of the family Orchidaceae, one of the most diverse of North Country plant families, represented in the Boundary Waters by some 32 species in 14 genera, some rare but others quite common; Any plant of the order Orchidaceæ; Member of the Orchidaceae family, which contains 835 genera of perennials, more than half epiphytic, the rest terrestrial They are characterised by their unique flower structure; {i} showy plant that is found in tropical climates and has purplish flowers; pale purple shade
orchid family: A large family of epiphytic or terrestrial perennial herbs, the Orchidaceae, found chiefly in the tropics and subtropics and characterized by bilaterally symmetrical, showy flowers with an inferior ovary and dustlike seeds
orange-blossom orchid: diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
bog orchid: Any of several small orchids that grow in peaty wet ground
bog-orchid: Attributive form of bog orchid, noun
slipper-orchid: a type of orchid; a lady's slipper
In the taper-lit, perhaps pre-sixteeth-century room - a piece of Laughing and Triumphing needlework in the style of Rubens completely hid the walls - the capacious oval of the dinner-table, crowned by a monteith bowl filled with slipper-orchids, showed agreeably enough.
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alaska rein orchid: similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
an orchid: grass pink
bee orchid: European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
blue orchid: famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
bog rein orchid: orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
butterfly orchid: Any of certain orchids, including Epidendrum tampense of Florida, Habenaria psycodes of eastern North America, and Oncidium krameranum and O. pupilio of tropical America, having showy, brightly colored flowers
butterfly orchid: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
coastal rein orchid: stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers
common spotted orchid: European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
early spider orchid: spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
fen orchid: small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
fly orchid: European orchid whose flowers resemble flies any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks
foxtail orchid: any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme
fragrant orchid: European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
frog orchid: orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
greater butterfly orchid: south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
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
hooker's orchid: a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
jewel orchid: any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
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
lesser butterfly orchid: south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
lizard orchid: an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
marsh orchid: any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
moth orchid: any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver
orchideous: Same as Orchidaceous
orchids: plural of orchid
pansy orchid: any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers
phantom 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
prairie orchid: orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
prairie white-fringed orchid: of central North America; a threatened species
purple fringeless orchid: orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
purple-fringed orchid: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
ragged orchid: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate
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
rein orchid: any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip
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
round-leaved rein orchid: orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States
satyr orchid: orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
short-spurred fragrant orchid: similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
snowy orchid: slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers
spider orchid: South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
stream orchid: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
swan orchid: any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
tangle orchid: an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
tulip orchid: Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya
vanilla orchid: climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
zebra orchid: orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia

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/ˈôrkəd/ /ˈɔːrkəd/

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() From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis, “orchid, testicle”)

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