orchis

[ awr-kis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any orchid.
any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers.
fringed orchis.

orchis

/ ˈɔːkɪs /

any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus Orchis, having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers
any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus Habenaria, such as the fringed orchis

Origin of orchis¹

1555–65; < Latin < Greek órchis testicle, plant with roots like testicles

Origin of orchis¹

C16: via Latin from Greek orkhis testicle; so called from the shape of its roots

The first to bloom in the spring is the showy orchis, though it is far less showy than several others.

Of course it is; and up that stem zigzags the green fleshy chain of the Vanille Orchis.

Will you please to read the enclosed, and then you will understand what I wish observed with respect to the bee-orchis.

I am infinitely obliged for your most clearly stated observations on the bee-orchis.

The sides of Mount Hunter, though very steep, were clothed with timber to the summit, and the ground filled with the Orchis root.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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