orchid
IPA: ˈɔrkʌd
noun
- A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
- A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
adjective
- (colour) having a light purple colour.
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Examples of "orchid" in Sentences
- It feeds on the flowers of the orchid.
- The plant of the sorority is the orchid.
- The prize was for the rarest orchid in the show.
- It was the research on artificial propagation of orchids.
- It is usually the last of the native orchids to disappear.
- The flowering period of the orchid is from November to January.
- In the wood-ways a little mauve-coloured orchid is to be found.
- The scarce plants found here include the Fly Orchid and Wild Daffodil.
- The specific epithet 'orchidioides' refers to dainty, orchid like flowers.
- The orchids and the orchid rooms sometimes are focal points in the stories.
- You should fertilize your orchid twice a month with a soluble orchid fertilizer.
- (The word "orchid" comes from the Greek word "orkhis," or testicle, which the plant's roots resemble.)
- I heard that the astronauts can see this particular orchid from the space shuttle, they are * that* bright ...
- There's no way I can get closer, not wearing summer sandals anyway, for between me and the orchid is an overgrown ditch.
- In 1862, Charles Darwin correctly predicted that the Christmas star orchid, which is endemic to Madagascar, was pollinated by a moth with a 30cm-long proboscis.
- The Tower of Babylon rose through the veil of transplanted jungle foliage and piped-in orchid scent to scrape a desert sky burned almost colorless by the Nevada sun.
- A ride over the hills brought us to a wood of oaks, with their branches fringed with the long grey Spanish moss, and a profusion of epiphytes clinging to their bark, some splendidly in flower, showing the fantastic shapes and brilliant colours one sees in English orchid-houses.
- Tuesday, 19 February 2008 first signs of spring - centre piece of the month february pick whatever flowers you get at the supermarket to make this little basket filled with flowers. ranunculus are my favourites and available all over the place at the moment, so i chose to put them into this flowery centrepiece. the orchid is quite fancy but you just really need one to pimp this up (and it keeps for ever!). a rose or two, some ivy and green leaves from the forest and you are all set. to get started line a basket with some foil and trim on the edges. soak some floral foam in water and place in the basket, when soaked wet (can be really, really wet - it will have to work as a vase to the flowers), eventually cut and trim the floral on the edges, so that it resembles an arch. trim flowers and green leaves and stick into pot. start doing so on the bottom of foam, working upwards until you have an even flowery centrepiece. make sure foam stays moist - adding some water from time to time.
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