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单词 orchis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•chis  (ôrkis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany orchid.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various terrestrial orchids, esp. of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers.
  3. Plant BiologySee fringed orchis. 
  • Greek órchis testicle, plant with roots like testicles
  • Latin
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orchis /ˈɔːkɪs/ n
  1. any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus Orchis, having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers
  2. any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus Habenaria, such as the fringed orchis
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek orkhis testicle; so called from the shape of its roots
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