Orchidaceae
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Orchidaceae
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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One in five plant species on the list is an orchid, and, with 2,856 species, the Orchidaceae family is more diverse than the next seven-largest plant families combined.
From Nature • Aug. 4, 2020
The Orchidaceae are a family of perennial plants with one fertile stamen and three-petalled flowers that, depending on the species, can be anything from pale specks to voluptuous masses.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 15, 1995
In Orchidaceae the stigma is situated on the anterior surface of the column beneath the anther.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
In some monocotyledonous embryos, as in Orchidaceae, the embryo is a cellular mass showing no parts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
I take the liberty of addressing you for the purpose of directing your attention to an error in one of your ingenious explanations of the structural adaptations of the Orchidaceae in your late work.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
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