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or·chis
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kɪs
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noun
1.
any orchid.
2.
any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus
Orchis,
of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers.
3.
fringed orchis.
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Origin:
1555–65;
<
Latin
<
Greek
órchis
testicle, plant with roots like testicles
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orchis
(ˈɔːkɪs)
—
n
1.
any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus
Orchis,
having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers
2.
any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus
Habenaria,
such as the fringed orchis
[C16: via Latin from Greek
orkhis
testicle; so called from the shape of its roots]
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orchis
or·chis (ôr'kĭs)
n.
See
testis
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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