Associations to the word «Orchis»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ORCHIS, noun. Any plant of the genus Orchis; an orchid
ORCHIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae — the orchids.
Dictionary definition
ORCHIS, noun. Any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes.
ORCHIS, noun. One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.