单词 | orchidology |
释义 | orchidology in British English (ˌɔːkɪdˈɒlədʒɪ) noun the division of botany concerned with orchids orchidology in American English (ˌɔrkɪˈdɑlədʒi) noun the branch of horticulture dealing with orchids Word origin orchido- + -logyorchidology in American English (ˌɔrkɪˈdɑlədʒi) noun the branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids Derived forms orchidologist noun Word origin [1880–85; orchido- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, irredentist, jackpot, pari-mutuel-logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, reflexology, thanatology, tropology, typologyExamples of 'orchidology' in a sentence |
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