scented orchid

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noun

a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turfAlso called: fragrant orchid

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Words nearby scented orchid

scenic, scenic railway, scenic reserve, scenography, scent, scented orchid, scent gland, scent mark, scepter, sceptic, sceptical

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How to use scented orchid in a sentence

Sage and sausage patty came next, served between cumin scented Buttermilk biscuits and smothered in a black pepper country gravy.
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She was obsessed with the flower-printed, scented toilet paper.
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Tessie rose, unrolled her scented handkerchief, and taking a bit of gum from a knot in the hem, placed it in her mouth.
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Last two words are written in invisible ink but can be easily discerned if Australian law books are held over scented candles.
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The fashionable gift was scented candles, some costing $150 each.
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The air was keen and scented, wafting the smell of the wooded islands that hung about us in the darkening air.
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The most poignant test, however, came when port was reached and the scented land-wind met his nostrils with the—Spring.
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In the tropics the tobacco field may be scented from afar, as its odors are wafted on the breeze.
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A scented note unopened on the dressing table can cause more unhappiness to your wife than the loss of his country to a king.
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I looked up and there was a stag whose nostrils were quivering with excitement as if he scented the music.
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