orchidaceous

[ awr-ki-dey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.

orchidaceous

/ ˌɔːkɪˈdeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Orchidaceae, a family of flowering plants including the orchids

Word History and Origins

Origin of orchidaceous¹

1830–40; < New Latin Orchidace ( ae ) ( orchid, -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

The simple old type of manhood is lost long since in endless orchidaceous variation.

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What startling disclosures are revealed to the inward eye within the hearts of all these strange orchidaceous flowers!

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Here and there the bright flowers of some orchidaceous plant ornamented their summits, or hung down from their boughs.

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Many of our orchidaceous plants absolutely require the visits of moths to remove their pollen-masses and thus to fertilise them.

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The dark, damp wilderness is favorable to some of these orchidaceous plants, though they are too delicate for cultivation.

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