orchid
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
Other meanings
A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
A kind of
- flower
Kinds of orchid
- spider orchid
- grass pink
- fairy-slipper
- jumping orchid
- frog orchid
- coral root
- helmet orchid
- ladies' slipper
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ὄρχις" (orchid, testicle).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “orchid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.