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orchidaceous

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or⋅chi⋅da⋅ceous

  [awr-ki-dey-shuhs]
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–adjective
belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
Compare orchid family.

Origin:
1830–40; < NL Orchidace(ae) (see orchid, -aceae ) + -ous
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or·chi·da·ceous   (ôr'kĭ-dā'shəs)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the orchid family.

  2. Suggesting ostentatious luxury; showy.


[From New Latin Orchidaceae, family name, from Latin orchis, orchid; see orchid.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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