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Definition of: orchid
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(ôr′kid) noun
1. Any of a widely distributed family (Orchidaceae) of terrestrial or epiphytic monocotyledonous plants having thickened, bulbous roots and often very showy and distinctive flowers.
2. Any of various delicate, rosy–purple colors. [<NL <L orchis, an orchid <Gk., orig. a testicle; so called because of the shape of its tubers]
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