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showy orchis
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noun
a wild orchid, Orchis spectabilis, of eastern North America, having a spike of showy flowers, each with purple, pink, or white sepals and petals united into a galea and a white lip.
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Origin of showy orchis
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Words nearby showy orchis
show trial, show up, show window, showy, showy crab apple, showy orchis, shoyu, shp, shpt., shr., shraddha
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How to use showy orchis in a sentence
The first to bloom in the spring is the showy orchis, though it is far less showy than several others.
A Year in the Fields|John BurroughsThese are so modest, one would hardly suspect they belonged to the showy orchis family.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth ParsonsYou gather it when you go for the fragrant, showy orchis,—that is, if you are lucky enough to find it.
Riverby|John Burroughs