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: any of a large family (Orchidaceae, the orchid family) of perennial epiphytic or terrestrial monocotyledonous plants that usually have showy 3-petaled flowers with the middle petal enlarged into a lip and differing from the others in shape and color
2
: a light purple
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On sale right now at Etsy, the 8 oz. candle is available in six scents, including amber sandalwood, cinnamon and vanilla, and sea salt orchid.
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Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Cherry Baby Eau De Parfum features notes of cherry Cosmo, glazed apple, plum nectar, brown sugar, red poppy, peony blossom, dark chocolate, vanilla orchid, cashmere wood, sensual musk, patchouli elixir and amber resin.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
There were bright garnishes like vibrant orchids on many plates, as well as banana leaves beneath sushi rolls.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Campers have unlimited access to the springs, reached via a boardwalk — the original was built in 1942 by American forces — over a warm-water swamp and a boreal forest so unusual in nurturing species like orchids that it was originally named Tropical Valley.
—Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2024
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Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Cherry Baby Eau De Parfum features notes of cherry Cosmo, glazed apple, plum nectar, brown sugar, red poppy, peony blossom, dark chocolate, vanilla orchid, cashmere wood, sensual musk, patchouli elixir and amber resin.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
There were bright garnishes like vibrant orchids on many plates, as well as banana leaves beneath sushi rolls.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Campers have unlimited access to the springs, reached via a boardwalk — the original was built in 1942 by American forces — over a warm-water swamp and a boreal forest so unusual in nurturing species like orchids that it was originally named Tropical Valley.
—Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2024
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orchid
noun
or·chid
ˈȯr-kəd 
1
: any plant or flower of a large family of plants that have usually showy flowers with three petals of which the middle petal is enlarged and differs from the others in shape and color
2
: a light purple
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