orchideousadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈkɪdɪəs/, U.S.

/ɔrˈkɪdiəs/

Forms: 1800s orchidaeous, 1800s– orchideous.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: orchid n., -eous suffix.

Etymology: < orchid n. + -eous suffix, after scientific Latin Orchideae (Linnaeus Philos. Bot. (1751) ii. 27; < classical Latin orchis orchis n., the stem of which, orchi- , was erroneously taken by early botanists as orchid- ; compare post-classical Latin orchidis , orchides , in Bauhin Hist. Plant. (1651) II. xix. 772/2, and Hellenistic Greek ὀρχίδιον < ancient Greek ὄρχις + -ίδιον -idium comb. form) + -ous suffix.

Botany. Now rare.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of orchids, or of the family (formerly Orchideae, now Orchidaceae) comprising the orchids; orchidaceous.

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

orchideous1818

orchidean1821

orchidaceous1838

orchideal1849

1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 130 Coagulated mucilage..from..arrow-roots, cassada, smilax, orchideous roots and scitamineous.

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 242/2 Orchideous air-plants have become comparatively common in the hot-houses of the lovers of beautiful flowers.

1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 38 The moist atmosphere of an orchideous house.

1860 Amer. Agriculturist Dec. 367/2 Orchideous plants want a soil composed of sandy loam and peat in equal parts.

1947 A. G. Harvey Douglas of Fir iv. 44 Among the many rare orchideous plants and bulbs which he sent to London was a new species of Gesneria.

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

单词	orchideous
释义	orchideousadj. Brit. /ɔːˈkɪdɪəs/, U.S. /ɔrˈkɪdiəs/ Forms: 1800s orchidaeous, 1800s– orchideous. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: orchid n., -eous suffix. Etymology: < orchid n. + -eous suffix, after scientific Latin Orchideae (Linnaeus Philos. Bot. (1751) ii. 27; < classical Latin orchis orchis n., the stem of which, orchi- , was erroneously taken by early botanists as orchid- ; compare post-classical Latin orchidis , orchides , in Bauhin Hist. Plant. (1651) II. xix. 772/2, and Hellenistic Greek ὀρχίδιον < ancient Greek ὄρχις + -ίδιον -idium comb. form) + -ous suffix. Botany. Now rare. Of, relating to, or characteristic of orchids, or of the family (formerly Orchideae, now Orchidaceae) comprising the orchids; orchidaceous. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Orchidaceae family or members > [adjective] orchideous1818 orchidean1821 orchidaceous1838 orchideal1849 1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 130 Coagulated mucilage..from..arrow-roots, cassada, smilax, orchideous roots and scitamineous. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 242/2 Orchideous air-plants have become comparatively common in the hot-houses of the lovers of beautiful flowers. 1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 38 The moist atmosphere of an orchideous house. 1860 Amer. Agriculturist Dec. 367/2 Orchideous plants want a soil composed of sandy loam and peat in equal parts. 1947 A. G. Harvey Douglas of Fir iv. 44 Among the many rare orchideous plants and bulbs which he sent to London was a new species of Gesneria. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1818
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