Aerides
noun
Aer·i·des
ˈer-ə-ˌdēz,
ā-ˈer-
: a genus of epiphytic orchids natives of tropical Asia having stiff 2-ranked leaves and white flowers in lateral clusters
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from aer- + English -ides (patronymic suffix)
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined above
- by letter
- by machine
- by magic
- by marriage
- by means of
- by mistake
- by mutual consent
- by necessity
- by night
- by no means
- by no stretch of the imagination
- by numbers
- by one's lonesome
- by one's own account
- by one's own admission
- by one's own bootstraps
- by one's own hand
- by oneself
- by ourselves
- by popular demand
- by prescription
- by reason of
- by request
- by return
- by return mail