01 prop. n. A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing…
pl.
Orchises ((#))
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A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for their showy flowers. See Orchidaceous.(Bot.) See: Orchidaceous
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Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.(Bot.)