Definitions for orchidˈɔr kɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•chidˈɔr kɪd(n.)
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usu. showy flowers.
Category: Plants
the flower of any of these plants.
Category: Botany
a bluish to reddish purple.
Origin of orchid:
1845; < NL Orchideae (later Orchidaceae) family name = L orch(is) a plant (see orchis ) +-ideae, irreg. suffix (cf. -idae ); see -id2
Princeton's WordNet
orchid, orchidaceous plant(noun)
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
orchid(noun)ˈɔr kɪd
a plant with delicate, irregular-shaped flowers in many different colors
Wiktionary
orchid(Noun)
a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
orchid(Adjective)
(colour) having a light purple colour.
Origin: From orchis, from ὄρχις
Translations for orchid
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
orchid(noun)
a kind of plant usually having brightly-coloured or unusually-shaped flowers.
- orgideeAfrikaans
- نَبات من الفَصيلَه السَّحْلَبِيَّهArabic
- орхидеяBulgarian
- orquídeaPortuguese (BR)
- orchideaCzech
- die OrchideeGerman
- orkidéDanish
- ορχιδέαGreek
- orquídeaSpanish
- orhideeEstonian
- ارکیدهFarsi
- orkideaFinnish
- orchidéeFrench
- סַחלָבHebrew
- ऑर्किड (पौधा और फूल)Hindi
- orhidejaCroatian
- orchideaHungarian
- anggrekIndonesian
- brönugrasIcelandic
- orchideaItalian
- らんJapanese
- 난초Korean
- orchidėjaLithuanian
- orhidejaLatvian
- orkidMalay
- orchideeDutch
- orkidéNorwegian
- orchideaPolish
- نوع نبات ارکیدهPersian
- يو ډول نباتPashto
- orquídiaPortuguese
- orhideeRomanian
- орхидеяRussian
- orchideaSlovak
- orhidejaSlovenian
- orhidejaSerbian
- orkidéSwedish
- กล้วยไม้Thai
- orkideTurkish
- 蘭花Chinese (Trad.)
- орхідеяUkrainian
- ايک خوبصورت پھول کا پوداUrdu
- cây phong lanVietnamese
- 兰花Chinese (Simp.)
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