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orchidaceous


or·chi·da·ceous

adj \ˌȯr-kə-ˈdā-shəs\

Definition of ORCHIDACEOUS

1
: of, relating to, or resembling the orchids
2
: showy, ostentatious

Origin of ORCHIDACEOUS

New Latin Orchidaceae, family name, from Orchis
First Known Use: 1838

Rhymes with ORCHIDACEOUS

arenaceous, carbonaceous, contumacious, disputatious, efficacious, farinaceous, foliaceous, gallinaceous, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, solanaceous, violaceous

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