orchid

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[ˈɔːkɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a plant with complex flowers that are often showy or bizarrely shaped, having a large specialized lip (labellum) and frequently a spur. Orchids occur worldwide, especially as epiphytes in tropical forests, and are valuable hothouse plants


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin Orchid(ac)eae, formed irregularly from Latin orchis (see orchis)




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