orchid-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːkɪdlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɔrkədˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orchid n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < orchid n. + -like suffix.

Resembling or suggestive of an orchid.

ΘΚΠ

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

spread eagle1804

pseudobulbous1840

neottious1850

orchid-like1876

euglossine1966

1876 H. H. Jackson Mercy Philbrick's Choice 88 He looked into her sensitive, orchid-like face.

1881 W. Robinson Wild Garden xii. 93 The German Irises, with their great Orchid-like blossom.

1918 C. W. Beebe Jungle Peace (1919) viii. 180 And later, orchid-like, violet, butterfly peas which at first flowered among the ashes on the ground, but climbed as soon as they found support.

1943 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 70 254 Their orchid-like appearance as well as the almost epiphytic habit of the plant suggested the name Orchyllium to Barnhart.

1990 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 77 131 Distinctive features include..orchid-like, zygomorphic flowers.

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

单词	orchid-like
释义	orchid-likeadj. Brit. /ˈɔːkɪdlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈɔrkədˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orchid n., -like suffix. Etymology: < orchid n. + -like suffix. Resembling or suggestive of an orchid. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of orchids spread eagle1804 pseudobulbous1840 neottious1850 orchid-like1876 euglossine1966 1876 H. H. Jackson Mercy Philbrick's Choice 88 He looked into her sensitive, orchid-like face. 1881 W. Robinson Wild Garden xii. 93 The German Irises, with their great Orchid-like blossom. 1918 C. W. Beebe Jungle Peace (1919) viii. 180 And later, orchid-like, violet, butterfly peas which at first flowered among the ashes on the ground, but climbed as soon as they found support. 1943 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 70 254 Their orchid-like appearance as well as the almost epiphytic habit of the plant suggested the name Orchyllium to Barnhart. 1990 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 77 131 Distinctive features include..orchid-like, zygomorphic flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1876
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