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orchidaceous

American

[awr-ki-dey-shuhs] / ˌɔr kɪˈdeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.

orchidaceous British

/ ˌɔːkɪˈdeɪʃəs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of orchidaceous

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

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orchidaceous

The syntax is snappy but the vocabulary is orchidaceous.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2017

I am, in orchidaceous Hawaii, among squawking geese, the sun glittering on the sea, the prospect of snuggling my sweet wife Sheila.

From The Guardian ● May 25, 2013

Simon Russell Beale in Privates on Parade: ‘His turns are tuneful, fetching, orchidaceous.’

From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2012

She is, however, much more orchidaceous than cactaceous.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have read of a woman with an orchidaceous face!'

From The Trial by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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