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| or·chis [ áwrkiss ] (plural or·chis·es) |
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variety of orchid: an orchid with a fleshy tuber belonging to many different species. Flowers: small, with spurred lips, growing in spikes. Native to: northern temperate regions. Genus Orchis.
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek orkhis "testicle" (from the tuber's shape)] |
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