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单词 orchideal
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orchidealadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Orchideae , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Orchideae (see orchideous adj.) + -al suffix1. Compare earlier (and more common) orchidean adj., orchideous adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭɹki·diăl) /ɔːˈkɪdiːəl/.
Botany. Obsolete. rare.
Belonging to or characteristic of the family Orchidaceae; orchidaceous.
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orchideous1818
orchidean1821
orchidaceous1838
orchideal1849
1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Orchideal..Relating or belonging to the genus Orchis.
1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. ii. 93 The rostellum..retains the more natural orchideal form of a broad flat floor to the anther.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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