Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Having a light purple colour.

Examples

41 sentences

  1. I grow orchids in my greenhouse.

    Я вирощую орхідеї в оранжереї. — deniko

    ruЯ выращиваю орхидеи в своей оранжерее. — Svetislava

    deIch züchte Orchideen in meinem Gewächshaus. — mayabe

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  2. Orchids demand daily care.

    Орхідеї потребують щоденного догляду. — Ahha

    ruОрхидеи требуют ежедневного ухода. — fjay69

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  3. What kind of orchids are those?

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  4. What kind of orchid is this?

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  5. I raise orchids.

    ruЯ выращиваю орхидеи. — marafon

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Anci

From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) (ostensibly from the shape of the roots). Supplanted Middle English ballokwort (literally “testicle plant”).

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Word family

14 related words
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
orchestraB1orchestralB2orchestrateordainC2ordealorderA1

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