- Orchid
- Orchid \Or"chid\, n. [See {Orchis}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Orchidace[ae]}. See {Orchidaceous}. [1913 Webster]
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Orchid — (англ. Орхидея) Orchid (альбом) альбом шведской прогрессив дэт метал группы Opeth Orchid (релиз) релиз английской электронной группы в стиле эмбиент Ishq Orchid (группа) группа жанра скримо Orchid (песня) песня группы Black… … Википедия
Orchid — Orchid, FL U.S. town in Florida Population (2000): 140 Housing Units (2000): 139 Land area (2000): 1.229962 sq. miles (3.185586 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.613700 sq. miles (1.589475 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.843662 sq. miles (4.775061 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Orchid, FL — U.S. town in Florida Population (2000): 140 Housing Units (2000): 139 Land area (2000): 1.229962 sq. miles (3.185586 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.613700 sq. miles (1.589475 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.843662 sq. miles (4.775061 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
orchid — (n.) 1845, introduced by John Lindley in School Botanty, from Mod.L. Orchideæ (Linnaeus), the plant s family name, from L. orchis, a kind of orchid, from Gk. orkhis (gen. orkheos) orchid, lit. testicle, from PIE *orghi , the standard root for… … Etymology dictionary
orchid — [ôr′kid] n. [< ModL Orchideae: so named (1751) by LINNAEUS Carolus < * orchid , mistaken as stem of L orchis: see ORCHIS] 1. a perennial plant of the orchid family, that grows in the ground or as an epiphyte and is characterized by waxy… … English World dictionary
Orchid — (Хюэ,Вьетнам) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 30A Chu Van An, Хюэ, Вьетнам Описание: You will … Каталог отелей
orchid — ► NOUN ▪ a plant of a large family with complex showy flowers. DERIVATIVES orchidaceous adjective. ORIGIN Greek orkhis testicle (because of the shape of the tuber) … English terms dictionary
orchid — /awr kid/, n. 1. any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Cf. orchid family. 2. the flower of any of these plants. 3. a bluish to reddish purple. [1835 45; < NL … Universalium
orchid- — I. ⇒ORCHID(O) 1, ORCHI(O) , ORCHO , (ORCHID , ORCHIDO , ORCHI , ORCHIO ), élém. formants Élém. tiré du gr. , «testicule», entrant dans la constr. d adj. ou de subst. du vocab. méd., gén. en association avec un élém. d orig. gr. ou lat. A. [Les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Orchid — El término Orchid puede referirse a: Orchidaceae: Las Orquídeas pertenecientes a la familia botánica de las Orchidaceae. Orchid, palabra inglesa que significa orquídea. Orchid (álbum): El álbum debut de la banda sueca de progressive death metal… … Wikipedia Español
