Orchidaceous
Definition of Orchidaceous
Or`chi`da´ceous
a.
1.
(Bot.)
Pertaining
to
,
or
resembling
,
a
natural
order
(
Orchidaceæ
)
of
endogenous
plants
of
which
the
genus
Orchis
is
the
type
.
They
are
mostly
perennial
herbs
having
the
stamens
and
pistils
united
in
a
single
column
,
and
normally
three
petals
and
three
sepals
,
all
adherent
to
the
ovary
.
The
flowers
are
curiously
shaped
,
often
resembling
insects
,
the
odd
or
lower
petal
(
called
the
lip
)
being
unlike
the
others
,
and
sometimes
of
a
strange
and
unexpected
appearance
.
About
one
hundred
species
occur
in
the
United
States
,
but
several
thousand
in
the
tropics
.
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Orchanet
Orchard
Orchard grass
Orchard house
Orchard oriole
Orcharding
Orchardist
Orchel
Orchesography
Orchester
Orchestian
Orchestra
Orchestral
orchestrate
orchestrated
Orchestration
Orchestre
Orchestric
Orchestrion
Orchid
-Orchidaceous-
Orchidales
Orchidean
Orchideous
Orchidologist
Orchidology
Orchil
Orchilla weed
Orchis
Orchitis
Orchotomy
Orcin
Orcus
Ord
Ord and end
Ordain
Ordainable
Ordainer
Ordainment
Ordal
Ordalian
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