orchis

[ awr-kis ]

/ ˈɔr kɪs /

noun

any orchid.

any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers.

fringed orchis.

Origin of orchis

1555–65; <Latin <Greek órchis testicle, plant with roots like testicles

Words nearby orchis

orchiocele, orchiopathy, orchiopexy, orchioplasty, orchiotomy, orchis, orchitis, orchotomy, orcinol, orciprenaline sulfate, OR circuit

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Example sentences from the Web for orchis

The sides of Mount Hunter, though very steep, were clothed with timber to the summit, and the ground filled with the Orchis root.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1|David Collins
I went after an orchis, and then I saw some Solomon's seal; and oh!
Heartsease|Charlotte M. Yonge
With much grief of heart, China Aster so informed Orchis' agent.
The Confidence-Man|Herman Melville
This Orchis is common all over the country, where it grows in damp woods, on chalky banks, and in meadows and pastures.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

She gathered purple colt's-foot and orchis, yellow iris and goats' honeysuckle.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for orchis

orchis

/ (ˈɔːkɪs) /

noun

any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus Orchis, having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers

any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus Habenaria, such as the fringed orchis

Word Origin for orchis

C16: via Latin from Greek orkhis testicle; so called from the shape of its roots

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Medical definitions for orchis

orchis

[ ôr′kĭs ]

n.

testis

单词	orchis
释义	orchis [ awr-kis ] / ˈɔr kɪs / noun any orchid. any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers. fringed orchis. Origin of orchis 1555–65; <Latin <Greek órchis testicle, plant with roots like testicles Words nearby orchis orchiocele, orchiopathy, orchiopexy, orchioplasty, orchiotomy, orchis, orchitis, orchotomy, orcinol, orciprenaline sulfate, OR circuit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orchis The sides of Mount Hunter, though very steep, were clothed with timber to the summit, and the ground filled with the Orchis root. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1\|David Collins I went after an orchis, and then I saw some Solomon's seal; and oh! Heartsease\|Charlotte M. Yonge With much grief of heart, China Aster so informed Orchis' agent. The Confidence-Man\|Herman Melville This Orchis is common all over the country, where it grows in damp woods, on chalky banks, and in meadows and pastures. Flowers Shown to the Children\|C. E. Smith She gathered purple colt's-foot and orchis, yellow iris and goats' honeysuckle. A Tatter of Scarlet\|S. R. Crockett British Dictionary definitions for orchis orchis / (ˈɔːkɪs) / noun any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus Orchis, having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus Habenaria, such as the fringed orchis Word Origin for orchis C16: via Latin from Greek orkhis testicle; so called from the shape of its roots Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for orchis orchis [ ôr′kĭs ] n. testis The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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