Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - orchid
Orchid
orchid
n. 1 any usu. epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, bearing flowers in fantastic shapes and brilliant colours, usu. having one petal larger than the others and variously spurred, lobed, pouched, etc. 2 a flower of any of these plants. Derivatives orchidaceous adj. orchidist n. orchidology n. Etymology: mod.L Orchid(ac)eae irreg. f. L orchis: see ORCHIS
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noun Etymology: irregular from New Latin Orchis Date: 1845 any of a large family (Orchidaceae, the ~ family) of perennial epiphytic or terrestrial monocotyledonous plants that usually have showy 3-petaled flowers with the middle petal enlarged into a lip and differing from the others in shape and color, a light purple, ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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