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 Definitions of orchis  [ˈɔr kɪs]  

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Definition of 'orchis' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) orchis
any terrestrial or epiphytic orchid of the genus Orchis, bearing flowers on spikes.

Etymology:  (1555–65; < L < Gk órchis testicle)

Definition of 'orchis' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) orchis
any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes

2. (noun) testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"



'orchis' - Nearby Entries  

orchiectomy  orchil  orchiopexy  orchis  orchis mascula  orchis papilionaceae  orchis spectabilis  



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