orchidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːkɪd/, U.S.

/ˈɔrkɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Orchideae (see orchideous adj.) or Orchidaceae (see orchidaceous adj.); compare -id suffix².

1. Any of the plants constituting the large, widely distributed but chiefly tropical, monocotyledonous family Orchidaceae, members of which typically have beautifully coloured or strikingly shaped flowers, for which many kinds are cultivated. Frequently with distinguishing word, usually denoting something which the flower is thought to resemble. Also: the flower of such a plant.The flowers of orchids are zygomorphic and have one perianth segment (the labellum) shaped differently from, and usually larger than, the rest: there are either one or two fertile stamens, united with the stigmas in a central structure (the column) and containing pollen which coheres in masses (pollinia).birds'-nest, dove, monkey, pyramidal, rattlesnake, spider orchid, etc.: see the first element. Such compounds have in many cases replaced equivalent compounds with orchis as the second element (see orchis n. 2). poor man's orchid: see poor man n. Compounds 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids

satyrionOE

bollockwort?a1300

sanicle14..

bollock?a1425

martagon1548

orchis1559

dogstones1562

hare's-ballocks1562

stone1562

bollock grass1578

dog's cods1578

dog's cullions1578

double-leaf1578

fly-orchis1578

goat's cullions1578

goat's orchis1578

priest's pintle1578

twayblade1578

bee-orchis1597

bifoil1597

bird's nest1597

bird's orchis1597

butterfly orchis1597

fenny-stones1597

gelded satyrion1597

gnat satyrion1597

humble-bee orchis1597

lady's slipper1597

sweet ballocks1597

two-blade1605

cullions1611

bee-flower1626

fly-flower1640

man orchis1670

musk orchis1670

moccasin flower1680

gnat-flower1688

faham tea1728

Ophrys1754

green man orchis1762

Arethusa1764

honey flower1771

cypripedium1775

rattlesnake plantain1778

Venus's slipper1785

Adam and Eve1789

lizard orchis179.

epidendrum1791

Pogonia?1801

Vanda1801

cymbidium1815

Oncidium1822

putty-root1822

Noah's Ark1826

yellow moccasin1826

gongora1827

cattleya1828

green man1828

nervine1828

stanhopea1829

dove-flower1831

catasetum1836

Odontoglossum1836

Miltonia1837

letter plant1838

spread eagle1838

letter-leaf1839

swan-plant1841

orchid1843

disa1844

masdevallia1845

Phalaenopsis1846

faham1850

Indian crocus1850

moccasin plant1850

pleione1851

dove orchis1852

nerve root1854

Holy Ghost flower1862

basket-plant1865

lizard's tongue1866

mousetail1866

Sobralia1866

swan-neck1866

swanwort1866

Indian shoe1876

odontoglot1879

wreathewort1879

moth orchid1880

rattlesnake orchid1881

dendrobe1882

dove-plant1882

Madeira orchis1882

man orchis1882

swan-flower1884

slipper-orchid1885

slipper orchis1889

mayflower1894

scorpion orchid1897

moederkappie1910

dove orchid1918

monkey orchid1925

man orchid1927

1843 H. Grote Let. 30 Nov. in Lewin Lett. (1909) II. v. 28 The gardens bid fair to become a show place, with ranges of exotic house and orchid-house graperies.

1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (new ed.) 131 Order lxv. Orchidaceæ..Orchids.

1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 111/1 When orchids are in the common hot-house, they should be in the most shady part, and be more frequently syringed than any other plants.

1872 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 6) vii. 172 The flowers of orchids present a multitude of curious structures.

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 May 4/2 The popularity of orchids is a growth of the present century.

1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xxvi. 223 I don't like orchids on you, Anne... They're too exotic—too tropical... Don't put them in your hair, anyway.

1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days 69 At the edge of the stream there was a huge dead pyinkado tree festooned with spidery orchids.

1963 Times 6 Feb. 12/3 One exhibit of orchids contains many beautiful cypripediums and miltonias.

2001 Org. Style Nov. 98/2 If you'd like to beguile someone with an orchid this season, Chadwich recommends the phalaenopsis types as a surefire choice for the novice grower.

2. A purplish colour or tint. Also as adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > other purples

amarant1690

plum colour1714

mulberry colour1776

plum1873

Babylonian1882

heliotrope1882

mulberry1882

helio1894

aubergine1895

orchid1923

1923 Daily Mail 15 Jan. 1 Shades of Navy, Bisque, Rust, Champagne, Orchid, Flesh, Silver, Nattier Blue, Black, Jade & Ivory.

1936 Times 6 Jan. 11/3 A model Court gown in orchid morganza.

1943 A. Rand Fountainhead ii. ix. 322 The less efficient stenographers, the kind who wore pink or orchid dresses.

1971 Guardian 28 Sept. 11/2 Quilted raincoat... In sand, orchid, or damson.

1999 L. Lifshin Before it's Light 92 My uncle's room goes Dusky plum, orchid, lavender.

Compounds

C1.

orchid collection n.

ΚΠ

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 5/1 Mr. Chamberlain's orchid collection, if not the largest in the country, is at least the best known.

1995 Freedom: Canada's Guide for Disabled Spring 42/2 Montréal Botanical Garden... Largest bonsai and Penjing collection outside of Asia, and a unique orchid collection.

orchid enthusiast n.

ΚΠ

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XIII. 648/1 Discussions about orchids, whether among professional botanists or amateur orchid enthusiasts, often leave the impression that orchids are ‘somehow different’ from other plants.

2003 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 1 Apr. (Metro section) 1 Some orchid enthusiasts criticize the heavy restrictions on importing the prized plants.

orchid garden n.

ΚΠ

1926 Science 15 Oct. p. xiv/2 A luxuriant orchid garden containing 7,000 plants and representing many species of the tropical flower.

1991 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 140/3 We stood on a moon-viewing platform in an orchid garden above a lotus pond.

orchid grower n.

ΚΠ

1852 B. S. Williams (title) The orchid-grower's manual.

1893 Overland Monthly Feb. 113/1 Botanists, scientists, orchid-growers, and lovers of flowers generally.

1998 New Yorker 30 Nov. 93/1 A prominent orchid grower..discovered Bulbophyllum pachyrhachis in Pond Apple Slough in 1956, but tried to keep the site secret.

orchid hunter n.

ΚΠ

1886 Harper's Mag. Aug. 359/2 What made you turn an orchid-hunter?

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. July 430/2 Many an orchid-hunter has sacrificed his life to his daring.

1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 69 Orchid hunters..were the first to trail-blaze many parts of the world.

orchid-hunting n.

ΚΠ

1894 Cornhill Mag. July 70 (title) Orchid hunting in Demerara.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 28 May 12/1 The dangers of orchid-hunting.

1990 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 17 699/2 Orchid-hunting in the rain forests of the Solomon islands.

orchid-lover n.

ΚΠ

1849 Eclectic Rev. Feb. 193 Every orchid-lover of any standing will remember the attraction of Mr. Richard Harrison's collection.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 818/1 Orchid-lovers have better reasons to support their fancy than had the speculative growers and barterers of tulips.

1989 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 76 p. ii. (advt.) Exciting new publications for orchid-lovers from the Missouri Botanical Garden.

orchid-mania n.

ΚΠ

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 5/1 The extent..[of] the so-called orchid mania can be estimated from the frequency of public orchid sales, the quantity of orchids now imported.

1992 Gourmet Feb. 136/2 With the increased affordability and availability of..orchids, more and more people are growing them at home..—we seem to be entering an era of orchidmania.

orchid seed n. also figurative

ΚΠ

1886 Harper's Mag. Aug. 360/2 A single orchid seed forms a beautiful object.

1903 Daily Chron. 9 Nov. 3/5 One can never tell what the orchid-seed of enterprise may blossom into.

1992 M. Ingrouille Diversity & Evol. Land Plants 178 Orchid seed is small and seedlings live mycotrophically relying on a mycorrhiza for an extended period after germination.

C2.

orchid cactus n. chiefly U.S. a plant of the genus Epiphyllum of mostly epiphytic cacti, native to Central and South America and grown for its large showy flowers.

ΚΠ

1950 V. Higgins Cactus Grower's Guide iv. 56 The hybrid Epiphyllums..attracted the attention of enthusiasts in America; the plants, generally called there Orchid Cacti, are now much in favour.

1956 Cactus & Succulent Jrnl. Great Brit. 18 149 Chiapasia Nelsonii perhaps completes the list of popular ‘orchid cacti’ native to Mexico.

1989 K. Godfrey 50 Houseplants 19 Epiphyllum. Orchid Cactus... Likes a position with plenty of sun and thrives on a sunny windowsill.

orchid-coloured adj. having the colour of an orchid; purplish (cf. sense 2).

ΚΠ

1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned i. ii. 24 Joyce's dress was long and diaphanous, orchid-coloured.

1984 Bon Appétit Feb. 108/1 De rigueur at every Japanese breakfast is umé-boshi, a bite-sized orchid-colored plum that is incredibly sour and salty.

orchid house n. a greenhouse (esp. a hothouse) designed for the growing of orchids.

ΚΠ

1843Orchid-house [see sense 1].

1861 E. B. Tylor Anahuac iv. 89 The fantastic shapes and brilliant colours one sees in English orchid-houses.

1999 S. Campbell Walled Kitchen Gardens 24 The lean-to-glasshouse range was further extended in the high Victorian period by the addition of ornamental orangeries, conservatories, palm and orchid houses, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orchid
释义	orchidn.adj. Brit. /ˈɔːkɪd/, U.S. /ˈɔrkɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Orchideae (see orchideous adj.) or Orchidaceae (see orchidaceous adj.); compare -id suffix². 1. Any of the plants constituting the large, widely distributed but chiefly tropical, monocotyledonous family Orchidaceae, members of which typically have beautifully coloured or strikingly shaped flowers, for which many kinds are cultivated. Frequently with distinguishing word, usually denoting something which the flower is thought to resemble. Also: the flower of such a plant.The flowers of orchids are zygomorphic and have one perianth segment (the labellum) shaped differently from, and usually larger than, the rest: there are either one or two fertile stamens, united with the stigmas in a central structure (the column) and containing pollen which coheres in masses (pollinia).birds'-nest, dove, monkey, pyramidal, rattlesnake, spider orchid, etc.: see the first element. Such compounds have in many cases replaced equivalent compounds with orchis as the second element (see orchis n. 2). poor man's orchid: see poor man n. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids satyrionOE bollockwort?a1300 sanicle14.. bollock?a1425 martagon1548 orchis1559 dogstones1562 hare's-ballocks1562 stone1562 bollock grass1578 dog's cods1578 dog's cullions1578 double-leaf1578 fly-orchis1578 goat's cullions1578 goat's orchis1578 priest's pintle1578 twayblade1578 bee-orchis1597 bifoil1597 bird's nest1597 bird's orchis1597 butterfly orchis1597 fenny-stones1597 gelded satyrion1597 gnat satyrion1597 humble-bee orchis1597 lady's slipper1597 sweet ballocks1597 two-blade1605 cullions1611 bee-flower1626 fly-flower1640 man orchis1670 musk orchis1670 moccasin flower1680 gnat-flower1688 faham tea1728 Ophrys1754 green man orchis1762 Arethusa1764 honey flower1771 cypripedium1775 rattlesnake plantain1778 Venus's slipper1785 Adam and Eve1789 lizard orchis179. epidendrum1791 Pogonia?1801 Vanda1801 cymbidium1815 Oncidium1822 putty-root1822 Noah's Ark1826 yellow moccasin1826 gongora1827 cattleya1828 green man1828 nervine1828 stanhopea1829 dove-flower1831 catasetum1836 Odontoglossum1836 Miltonia1837 letter plant1838 spread eagle1838 letter-leaf1839 swan-plant1841 orchid1843 disa1844 masdevallia1845 Phalaenopsis1846 faham1850 Indian crocus1850 moccasin plant1850 pleione1851 dove orchis1852 nerve root1854 Holy Ghost flower1862 basket-plant1865 lizard's tongue1866 mousetail1866 Sobralia1866 swan-neck1866 swanwort1866 Indian shoe1876 odontoglot1879 wreathewort1879 moth orchid1880 rattlesnake orchid1881 dendrobe1882 dove-plant1882 Madeira orchis1882 man orchis1882 swan-flower1884 slipper-orchid1885 slipper orchis1889 mayflower1894 scorpion orchid1897 moederkappie1910 dove orchid1918 monkey orchid1925 man orchid1927 1843 H. Grote Let. 30 Nov. in Lewin Lett. (1909) II. v. 28 The gardens bid fair to become a show place, with ranges of exotic house and orchid-house graperies. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (new ed.) 131 Order lxv. Orchidaceæ..Orchids. 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 111/1 When orchids are in the common hot-house, they should be in the most shady part, and be more frequently syringed than any other plants. 1872 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 6) vii. 172 The flowers of orchids present a multitude of curious structures. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 May 4/2 The popularity of orchids is a growth of the present century. 1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xxvi. 223 I don't like orchids on you, Anne... They're too exotic—too tropical... Don't put them in your hair, anyway. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days 69 At the edge of the stream there was a huge dead pyinkado tree festooned with spidery orchids. 1963 Times 6 Feb. 12/3 One exhibit of orchids contains many beautiful cypripediums and miltonias. 2001 Org. Style Nov. 98/2 If you'd like to beguile someone with an orchid this season, Chadwich recommends the phalaenopsis types as a surefire choice for the novice grower. 2. A purplish colour or tint. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > other purples amarant1690 plum colour1714 mulberry colour1776 plum1873 Babylonian1882 heliotrope1882 mulberry1882 helio1894 aubergine1895 orchid1923 1923 Daily Mail 15 Jan. 1 Shades of Navy, Bisque, Rust, Champagne, Orchid, Flesh, Silver, Nattier Blue, Black, Jade & Ivory. 1936 Times 6 Jan. 11/3 A model Court gown in orchid morganza. 1943 A. Rand Fountainhead ii. ix. 322 The less efficient stenographers, the kind who wore pink or orchid dresses. 1971 Guardian 28 Sept. 11/2 Quilted raincoat... In sand, orchid, or damson. 1999 L. Lifshin Before it's Light 92 My uncle's room goes Dusky plum, orchid, lavender. Compounds C1. orchid collection n. ΚΠ 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 5/1 Mr. Chamberlain's orchid collection, if not the largest in the country, is at least the best known. 1995 Freedom: Canada's Guide for Disabled Spring 42/2 Montréal Botanical Garden... Largest bonsai and Penjing collection outside of Asia, and a unique orchid collection. orchid enthusiast n. ΚΠ 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XIII. 648/1 Discussions about orchids, whether among professional botanists or amateur orchid enthusiasts, often leave the impression that orchids are ‘somehow different’ from other plants. 2003 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 1 Apr. (Metro section) 1 Some orchid enthusiasts criticize the heavy restrictions on importing the prized plants. orchid garden n. ΚΠ 1926 Science 15 Oct. p. xiv/2 A luxuriant orchid garden containing 7,000 plants and representing many species of the tropical flower. 1991 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 140/3 We stood on a moon-viewing platform in an orchid garden above a lotus pond. orchid grower n. ΚΠ 1852 B. S. Williams (title) The orchid-grower's manual. 1893 Overland Monthly Feb. 113/1 Botanists, scientists, orchid-growers, and lovers of flowers generally. 1998 New Yorker 30 Nov. 93/1 A prominent orchid grower..discovered Bulbophyllum pachyrhachis in Pond Apple Slough in 1956, but tried to keep the site secret. orchid hunter n. ΚΠ 1886 Harper's Mag. Aug. 359/2 What made you turn an orchid-hunter? 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. July 430/2 Many an orchid-hunter has sacrificed his life to his daring. 1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 69 Orchid hunters..were the first to trail-blaze many parts of the world. orchid-hunting n. ΚΠ 1894 Cornhill Mag. July 70 (title) Orchid hunting in Demerara. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 28 May 12/1 The dangers of orchid-hunting. 1990 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 17 699/2 Orchid-hunting in the rain forests of the Solomon islands. orchid-lover n. ΚΠ 1849 Eclectic Rev. Feb. 193 Every orchid-lover of any standing will remember the attraction of Mr. Richard Harrison's collection. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 818/1 Orchid-lovers have better reasons to support their fancy than had the speculative growers and barterers of tulips. 1989 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 76 p. ii. (advt.) Exciting new publications for orchid-lovers from the Missouri Botanical Garden. orchid-mania n. ΚΠ 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 5/1 The extent..[of] the so-called orchid mania can be estimated from the frequency of public orchid sales, the quantity of orchids now imported. 1992 Gourmet Feb. 136/2 With the increased affordability and availability of..orchids, more and more people are growing them at home..—we seem to be entering an era of orchidmania. orchid seed n. also figurative ΚΠ 1886 Harper's Mag. Aug. 360/2 A single orchid seed forms a beautiful object. 1903 Daily Chron. 9 Nov. 3/5 One can never tell what the orchid-seed of enterprise may blossom into. 1992 M. Ingrouille Diversity & Evol. Land Plants 178 Orchid seed is small and seedlings live mycotrophically relying on a mycorrhiza for an extended period after germination. C2. orchid cactus n. chiefly U.S. a plant of the genus Epiphyllum of mostly epiphytic cacti, native to Central and South America and grown for its large showy flowers. ΚΠ 1950 V. Higgins Cactus Grower's Guide iv. 56 The hybrid Epiphyllums..attracted the attention of enthusiasts in America; the plants, generally called there Orchid Cacti, are now much in favour. 1956 Cactus & Succulent Jrnl. Great Brit. 18 149 Chiapasia Nelsonii perhaps completes the list of popular ‘orchid cacti’ native to Mexico. 1989 K. Godfrey 50 Houseplants 19 Epiphyllum. Orchid Cactus... Likes a position with plenty of sun and thrives on a sunny windowsill. orchid-coloured adj. having the colour of an orchid; purplish (cf. sense 2). ΚΠ 1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned i. ii. 24 Joyce's dress was long and diaphanous, orchid-coloured. 1984 Bon Appétit Feb. 108/1 De rigueur at every Japanese breakfast is umé-boshi, a bite-sized orchid-colored plum that is incredibly sour and salty. orchid house n. a greenhouse (esp. a hothouse) designed for the growing of orchids. ΚΠ 1843Orchid-house [see sense 1]. 1861 E. B. Tylor Anahuac iv. 89 The fantastic shapes and brilliant colours one sees in English orchid-houses. 1999 S. Campbell Walled Kitchen Gardens 24 The lean-to-glasshouse range was further extended in the high Victorian period by the addition of ornamental orangeries, conservatories, palm and orchid houses, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1843
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