orchid(n = noun.plant) orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors;
is a kind of flower
has parts: mentum, mentum
is a member of family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae
has particulars: orchis, aerides, angrecum, jewel orchid, adam-and-eve, aplectrum hyemale, puttyroot, arethusa, bletia, bletia striata, bletilla striata, brassavola, brassia lawrenceana, spider orchid, brassia verrucosa, spider orchid, caladenia, calanthe, calopogon pulchellum, calopogon tuberosum, grass pink, calypso, calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper, catasetum macrocarpum, jumping orchid, cattleya, helleborine, cleistes divaricata, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, pogonia divaricata, spreading pogonia, cleistes rosea, pogonia rosea, rosebud orchid, coeloglossum bracteatum, satyr orchid, coeloglossum viride, frog orchid, coelogyne, coral root, helmet orchid, helmetflower, swan-flower, swan-neck, swan orchid, swanflower, swanneck, cymbid, cymbidium, cypripedia, ladies' slipper, lady's slipper, lady-slipper, slipper orchid, marsh orchid, common spotted orchid, dactylorhiza fuchsii, dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii, dendrobium, disa, eburophyton austinae, phantom orchid, snow orchid, cattleya citrina, encyclia citrina, tulip orchid, butterfly orchid, encyclia tampensis, epidendrum tampense, butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, encyclia venosa, epidendrum venosum, epidendron, helleborine, tongue-flower, tongueflower, helleborine, rattlesnake plantain, fragrant orchid, gymnadenia conopsea, gymnadenia odoratissima, short-spurred fragrant orchid, fringed orchid, fringed orchis, frog orchid, rein orchid, rein orchis, crested coral root, hexalectris spicata, hexalectris warnockii, texas purple spike, himantoglossum hircinum, lizard orchid, laelia, liparis, twayblade, fen orchid, fen orchis, liparis loeselii, broad-leaved twayblade, listera convallarioides, lesser twayblade, listera cordata, listera ovata, twayblade, green adder's mouth, malaxis-unifolia, malaxis ophioglossoides, masdevallia, maxillaria, pansy orchid, odontoglossum, butterfly orchid, butterfly plant, dancing lady orchid, oncidium, bee orchid, ophrys apifera, fly orchid, ophrys insectifera, ophrys muscifera, spider orchid, venus' slipper, venus's shoe, venus's slipper, phaius, moth orchid, moth plant, rattlesnake orchid, habenaria bifolia, lesser butterfly orchid, platanthera bifolia, greater butterfly orchid, habenaria chlorantha, platanthera chlorantha, platanthera leucophea, prairie white-fringed orchid, tangle orchid, indian crocus, pleurothallis, pogonia, butterfly orchid, greenhood, helmet orchid, foxtail orchid, orange-blossom orchid, sarcochilus falcatus, sobralia, ladies' tresses, lady's tresses, stanhopea, stelis, fly orchid, vanda, vanilla
Any plant of the order
orchid, n.
1 any usu. epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, bearing flowers in fantastic shapes and brilliant colours, usu. having one petal larger than the others and variously spurred, lobed, pouched, etc.
2 a flower of any of these plants.
Derivative:
orchidaceous adj. orchidist n. orchidology n.
Etymology:
mod.L Orchid(ac)eae irreg. f. L orchis: see ORCHIS
alaska rein orchid, bee orchid, blue orchid, bog rein orchid, butterfly orchid, coastal rein orchid, common spotted orchid, dancing lady orchid, early purple orchid, early spider orchid, fen orchid, fly orchid, foxtail orchid, fragrant orchid, fringed orchid, frog orchid, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, greater butterfly orchid, helmet orchid, hooker's orchid, jewel orchid, jumping orchid, lesser butterfly orchid, lizard orchid, marsh orchid, moth orchid, orange-blossom orchid, orchid cactus, orchid family, orchid tree, pansy orchid, phantom orchid, poor man's orchid, prairie orchid, prairie white-fringed orchid, purple fringeless orchid, purple-fringed orchid, ragged orchid, ragged-fringed orchid, rattlesnake orchid, rein orchid, rosebud orchid, round-leaved rein orchid, satyr orchid, short-spurred fragrant orchid, slipper orchid, snow orchid, snowy orchid, spider orchid, stream orchid, swan orchid, tangle orchid, tulip orchid, vanilla orchid, water orchid, white fringed orchid, zebra orchid