baby orchid

noun

: a Guatemalan epiphytic orchid (Odontoglossum grande) that is often cultivated in the greenhouse for its large typically orange-yellow flowers which have a wavy-edged creamy lip and are blotched and barred with darker color and usually chestnut brown

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby orchid was circa 1934

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“Baby orchid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20orchid. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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