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orchis

noun or·chis \ˈȯr-kəs\

Definition of ORCHIS

:  orchid; especially :  any of a genus (Orchis) of orchids with fleshy roots and a spurred lip
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Origin of ORCHIS

New Latin, from Latin, orchid, from Greek, testicle, orchid; akin to Middle Irish uirgge testicle
First Known Use: 1562

Rhymes with ORCHIS

Dorcas

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28 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. orchis
  2. fringed orchis
  3. frog orchis
  4. great green orchis
  5. green fringed orchis
  6. green rein orchis
  7. hand orchis
  8. male orchis
  9. musk orchis
  10. purple orchis
  11. ragged orchis
  12. rein orchis
  13. showy orchis
  14. small purple fringed orchis
  15. spotted orchis
  16. bee orchid
  17. bird's-nest orchid
  18. butterfly orchid
  19. fen orchid
  20. lizard flower
  21. phantom orchid
  22. purple-fringed orchid
  23. purple fringeless orchid
  24. spider orchid
  25. spring orchid
  26. tubercled orchid
  27. white fringed orchid
  28. yellow fringed orchid
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