orchid
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
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Definition of orchid
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
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noun
- A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
- A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
adj
- (not-comparable)Having a light purple colour.
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Etymology
From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) (ostensibly from the shape of the roots). Supplanted Middle English ballokwort (literally “testicle plant”).
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