orchidaceous

[ awr-ki-dey-shuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

orchidaceous

/ ˌɔːkɪˈdeɪʃəs /

of, relating to, or belonging to the Orchidaceae, a family of flowering plants including the orchids

1830–40; < New Latin Orchidace ( ae ) ( orchid, -aceae ) + -ous

The simple old type of manhood is lost long since in endless orchidaceous variation.

What startling disclosures are revealed to the inward eye within the hearts of all these strange orchidaceous flowers!

Here and there the bright flowers of some orchidaceous plant ornamented their summits, or hung down from their boughs.

Many of our orchidaceous plants absolutely require the visits of moths to remove their pollen-masses and thus to fertilise them.

The dark, damp wilderness is favorable to some of these orchidaceous plants, though they are too delicate for cultivation.

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