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orchis

29 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. orchis (noun)
  2. bee orchis (noun)
  3. fringed orchis (noun)
  4. frog orchis (noun)
  5. great green orchis (noun)
  6. green fringed orchis (noun)
  7. green rein orchis (noun)
  8. hand orchis (noun)
  9. insect orchis (noun)
  10. male orchis (noun)
  11. musk orchis (noun)
  12. purple orchis (noun)
  13. ragged orchis (noun)
  14. rein orchis (noun)
  15. showy orchis (noun)
  16. small purple fringed orchis (noun)
  17. spotted orchis (noun)
  18. bird's-nest orchid (noun)
  19. butterfly orchid (noun)
  20. fen orchid (noun)
  21. lizard flower (noun)
  22. phantom orchid (noun)
  23. purple-fringed orchid (noun)
  24. purple fringeless orchid (noun)
  25. spider orchid (noun)
  26. spring orchid (noun)
  27. tubercled orchid (noun)
  28. white fringed orchid (noun)
  29. yellow fringed orchid (noun)

or·chis

noun \ˈȯr-kəs\

Definition of ORCHIS

: orchid; especially : any of a genus (Orchis) of orchids with fleshy roots and a spurred lip
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Origin of ORCHIS

New Latin, from Latin, orchid, from Greek, testicle, orchid; akin to Middle Irish uirgge testicle
First Known Use: 1562

Rhymes with ORCHIS

Dorcas

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