ORCHIS Definition & Meaning

orchis

[ awr-kis ]

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noun

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

orchis

/ ˈɔː��ɪ�� /

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of orchis¹

1555–65; < Latin < Greek ó��󾱲� testicle, plant with roots like testicles

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of orchis¹

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

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The same can be said of salep, a fine powder ground from dried orchis tubers used in the Middle East to thicken ice cream.

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Among the trees in the lower Kama Valley grow many parnassias, a tall green fritillaria, a handsome red swertia and a very sweet-scented pink orchis.

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They were the fly orchis, and unusually perfect specimens.

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The orchis is remarkable for its double bulbous roots and its agreeable perfume; we may therefore justify the idea that the Dudaïm of the Jews was a species of this plant.

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These are so modest, one would hardly suspect they belonged to the showy orchis family.

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