orchideanadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈkɪdɪən/, U.S.

/ɔrˈkɪdiən/

Forms: 1800s– orchidean, 1900s– orchidian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Orchideae , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Orchideae (see orchideous adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier orchideous adj., and later orchideal adj.

Relating to or characteristic of orchids, orchidaceous; of or relating to the former family Orchideae. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Orchidaceae family or members > [adjective]

orchideous1818

orchidean1821

orchidaceous1838

orchideal1849

1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 54 Like most of the orchidean plants, it grows naturally in rich, boggy soils.

1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised vi. 271 This single genus [sc. Cypripedium], now widely disseminated, as a record of a former and more simple state of the great Orchidean Order.

1914 C. A. Mercier Astrol. in Med. 4 One eminent physician discovered..the elixir of life in orchidian extract.

1925 W. C. Williams Destruction of Tenochtitlan in In Amer. Grain 27 Upon the orchidean beauty of the new world the old rushed inevitably to revenge itself after the Italian's return.

1950 A. Nicoll World Drama iv. iii. 287 Degenerate sensuality, wrapped in an intoxicating riot of words, casts its orchidian clamminess over every scene.

1997 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 28 Nov. 79 The orchidean proclivity for insect pollination.

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

单词	orchidean
释义	orchideanadj. Brit. /ɔːˈkɪdɪən/, U.S. /ɔrˈkɪdiən/ Forms: 1800s– orchidean, 1900s– orchidian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Orchideae , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Orchideae (see orchideous adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier orchideous adj., and later orchideal adj. Relating to or characteristic of orchids, orchidaceous; of or relating to the former family Orchideae. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Orchidaceae family or members > [adjective] orchideous1818 orchidean1821 orchidaceous1838 orchideal1849 1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 54 Like most of the orchidean plants, it grows naturally in rich, boggy soils. 1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised vi. 271 This single genus [sc. Cypripedium], now widely disseminated, as a record of a former and more simple state of the great Orchidean Order. 1914 C. A. Mercier Astrol. in Med. 4 One eminent physician discovered..the elixir of life in orchidian extract. 1925 W. C. Williams Destruction of Tenochtitlan in In Amer. Grain 27 Upon the orchidean beauty of the new world the old rushed inevitably to revenge itself after the Italian's return. 1950 A. Nicoll World Drama iv. iii. 287 Degenerate sensuality, wrapped in an intoxicating riot of words, casts its orchidian clamminess over every scene. 1997 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 28 Nov. 79 The orchidean proclivity for insect pollination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1821
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