orchid
/ˈɔːkɪd/noun
1- a plant with complex flowers that are often showy or bizarrely shaped, having a large specialized lip (labellum) and frequently a spur. Orchids occur worldwide, especially as epiphytes in tropical forests, and are valuable hothouse plants.兰科植物, 兰花。
1.1
- Family Orchidaceae: numerous genera and species.兰科：众多属, 众多种。
1.2
- the flowering stem of a cultivated orchid兰花。
派生词
orchidist
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Orchid(ac)eae， formed irregularly from Latin orchis （see ORCHIS）.