About The Word Orchis
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Orchis
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What's The Definition Of Orchis?
[n] one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
[n] any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes Synonyms | Synonyms for Orchis: ball | ballock | bollock | egg | nut | testicle | testis Related Terms | Find terms related to Orchis: See Also | arteria testicularis | butterfly orchid | butterfly orchis | cobblers | ductus deferens | early purple orchid | epididymis | family jewels | genus Orchis | gonad | internal spermatic artery | male genital organ | male genitalia | male genitals | male orchis | male reproductive gland | male reproductive system | orchid | orchidaceous plant | Orchis mascula | Orchis papilionaceae | Orchis spectabilis | purple orchis | purple-hooded orchis | rete testis | seminiferous tubule | showy orchis | spermatic cord | testicular artery | testicular vein | undescended testicle | undescended testis | vas deferens | vena testicularis Orchis In Webster's Dictionary \Or"chis\, n.; pl. {Orchises}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a testicle,
the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North
Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species.
They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside
which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and
are valued for their showy flowers. See {Orchidaceous}.
2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
Note: The common names, such as bee orchis, fly orchis,
butterfly orchis, etc., allude to the peculiar form of
the flower.
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