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Etymology
From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Greek ���ι� �testicle�.

Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/��rkɪd/

Noun
en-noun

1. a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
2. (colour) a light blue|bluish-red, violet-red or purple color|colour.

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Translations
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Chinese: zh-ts|��|�� (lánhu�)
Dutch: orchidee f
Finnish: orkidea, kämmekkä
French: orchidée f
German: Orchidee f
Hebrew: :he:ס���|ס��� (sachlav)
Indonesian: anggrek / bunga anggrek
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Italian: orchidea f
Japanese: � (��, ran) / ��� (�����, ran-no-hana)
Portuguese: orquídea f
Romanian: orhidee f
Russian: о��иде� /or�id'éja/
Serbian: orhideja f, ka�un m
Slovene: orhideja f
Spanish: orquídea f
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Adjective
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1. (colour) having a light purple colour.

Translations
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Dutch: lichtpaars
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Spanish: orquídea
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Derived terms
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bee orchid
fly orchid
fragrant orchid
hyacinth orchid
monkey orchid
musk orchid
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odontoglossum
orchid bee
orchid tree
orchidaceous
orchidectomy
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orchidopexy
orchis
polyorchidism
scented orchid
vanda orchid
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See also
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cattleya
clinandrium
coralroot
cymbidium
fringed orchis
gold bee
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helleborine
labellum
ladies' tresses
lady's slipper
puttyroot
rattlesnake plantain
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resupinate
salep
swamp pink
twayblade
vanda
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours
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Category:Colors
Category:Flowers
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Plants
Category:Purples

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