orchidology

American  

[awr-ki-dol-uh-jee] / ˌɔr kɪˈdɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• orchidologist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of orchidology

First recorded in 1880–85; orchido- + -logy

Example Sentences

I could make out a startling list of the martyrs of orchidology.

From About Orchids A Chat by Boyle, Frederick

Ten years later Professor Reichenbach wrote to Mr. Sander of an astounding Odontoglossum he had seen—it may be necessary to tell the unlearned that Professor Reichenbach was the very genius of orchidology.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick

This brief and vague description may suffice for readers who take more interest in romance than in orchidology.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick

In 1889 a collector employed by M. Moreau, of Paris, to explore Central and North Brazil in search of insects, sent home fifty plants—for M. Moreau is an enthusiast in orchidology also.

From About Orchids A Chat by Boyle, Frederick

The legends of orchidology will be gathered one day, perhaps; and if the editor be competent, his volume should be almost as interesting to the public as to the cognoscenti.

From About Orchids A Chat by Boyle, Frederick