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Meaning
noun any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
originFrom 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”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0