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orchis
[awr-kis]
noun
any orchid.
any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers.
orchis
/ ˈɔːkɪs /
noun
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orchis1
1555–65; < Latin < Greek órchis testicle, plant with roots like testicles
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orchis1
C16: via Latin from Greek orkhis testicle; so called from the shape of its roots
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