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orchis
(encz) | orchis,druh orchidee n: [bot.] Jiří Dadák |
orchis
(encz) | orchis,varle n: Jiří Dadák |
Orchis
(gcide) | Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. Orchises. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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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.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
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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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orchis
(wn) | orchis
n 1: any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy
tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
2: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce
spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the
balls and got away" [syn: testis, testicle, orchis,
ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg] |
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cryptorchism
(encz) | cryptorchism,zadržení varlat Zdeněk Brož |
fen orchis
(encz) | fen orchis, n: |
fringed orchis
(encz) | fringed orchis, n: |
green fringed orchis
(encz) | green fringed orchis, n: |
male orchis
(encz) | male orchis, n: |
monorchism
(encz) | monorchism, n: |
prairie white-fringed orchis
(encz) | prairie white-fringed orchis, n: |
purple fringeless orchis
(encz) | purple fringeless orchis, n: |
purple orchis
(encz) | purple orchis, n: |
purple-fringed orchis
(encz) | purple-fringed orchis, n: |
purple-hooded orchis
(encz) | purple-hooded orchis, n: |
ragged orchis
(encz) | ragged orchis, n: |
rein orchis
(encz) | rein orchis, n: |
showy orchis
(encz) | showy orchis, n: |
white fringed orchis
(encz) | white fringed orchis, n: |
bee orchis
(gcide) | Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. Orchises. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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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.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
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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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butterfly orchis
(gcide) | Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. Orchises. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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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.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
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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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Fly orchis
(gcide) | Fly \Fly\, n.; pl. Flies (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS.
fl[=y]ge, fle['o]ge, fr. fle['o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg,
OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root]
84. See Fly, v. i.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings;
as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.
(b) Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly;
black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append.
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2. A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.
"The fur-wrought fly." --Gay.
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3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]
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A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.
Jonson.
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4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.
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5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for
hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]
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6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,
the length from the "union" to the extreme end.
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7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the
wind blows.
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8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are
marked; the compass card. --Totten.
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9. (Mech.)
(a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a
fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of
machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the
striking part of a clock.
(b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends
on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the
motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the
power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,
is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining
press. See Fly wheel (below).
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10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which
holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is
penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.
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11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a
spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
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12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or
jerk. --Knight.
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13.
(a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from
the press.
(b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power
to a power printing press for doing the same work.
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14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn
over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof
of the tent at no other place.
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15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
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16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,
overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.
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17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable
distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a
ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called
fly ball. "a fly deep into right field"
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18. (Cotton Manuf.) Waste cotton.
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Black fly, Cheese fly, Dragon fly, etc. See under
Black, Cheese, etc. -- Fly agaric (Bot.), a mushroom
(Agaricus muscarius), having a narcotic juice which, in
sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- Fly block
(Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the
working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used
in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- Fly board (Printing
Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by
the fly. -- Fly book, a case in the form of a book for
anglers' flies. --Kingsley.Fly cap, a cap with wings,
formerly worn by women. -- Fly drill, a drill having a
reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the
driving power being applied by the hand through a cord
winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it
rotates backward and forward. --Knight.Fly fishing, the
act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial
flies; fishing using a fly[2] as bait. --Walton. -- --
Fly fisherman, one who fishes using natural or artificial
flies[2] as bait, especially one who fishes exclusively in
that manner. -- Fly flap, an implement for killing
flies. -- Fly governor, a governor for regulating the
speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes
revolving in the air. -- Fly honeysuckle (Bot.), a plant
of the honeysuckle genus (Lonicera), having a bushy stem
and the flowers in pairs, as L. ciliata and {L.
Xylosteum}. -- Fly hook, a fishhook supplied with an
artificial fly. -- Fly leaf, an unprinted leaf at the
beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --
Fly maggot, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.
Fly net, a screen to exclude insects.
Fly nut (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger
nut.
Fly orchis (Bot.), a plant (Ophrys muscifera), whose
flowers resemble flies.
Fly paper, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that
feed upon or are entangled by it.
Fly powder, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.
Fly press, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,
operated by hand and having a heavy fly.
Fly rail, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged
leaf of a table.
Fly rod, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.
Fly sheet, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.
Fly snapper (Zool.), an American bird ({Phainopepla
nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male
is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.
Fly wheel (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to
equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by
its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to
accumulate or give out energy for a variable or
intermitting resistance. See Fly, n., 9.
On the fly (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a
batted ball caught before touching the ground..
[1913 Webster]Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. Orchises. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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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.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
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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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fly orchis
(gcide) | Fly \Fly\, n.; pl. Flies (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS.
fl[=y]ge, fle['o]ge, fr. fle['o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg,
OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root]
84. See Fly, v. i.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings;
as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.
(b) Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly;
black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append.
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2. A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.
"The fur-wrought fly." --Gay.
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3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]
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A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.
Jonson.
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4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.
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5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for
hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]
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6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,
the length from the "union" to the extreme end.
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7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the
wind blows.
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8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are
marked; the compass card. --Totten.
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9. (Mech.)
(a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a
fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of
machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the
striking part of a clock.
(b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends
on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the
motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the
power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,
is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining
press. See Fly wheel (below).
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10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which
holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is
penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.
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11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a
spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
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12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or
jerk. --Knight.
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13.
(a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from
the press.
(b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power
to a power printing press for doing the same work.
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14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn
over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof
of the tent at no other place.
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15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
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16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,
overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.
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17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable
distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a
ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called
fly ball. "a fly deep into right field"
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18. (Cotton Manuf.) Waste cotton.
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Black fly, Cheese fly, Dragon fly, etc. See under
Black, Cheese, etc. -- Fly agaric (Bot.), a mushroom
(Agaricus muscarius), having a narcotic juice which, in
sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- Fly block
(Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the
working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used
in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- Fly board (Printing
Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by
the fly. -- Fly book, a case in the form of a book for
anglers' flies. --Kingsley.Fly cap, a cap with wings,
formerly worn by women. -- Fly drill, a drill having a
reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the
driving power being applied by the hand through a cord
winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it
rotates backward and forward. --Knight.Fly fishing, the
act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial
flies; fishing using a fly[2] as bait. --Walton. -- --
Fly fisherman, one who fishes using natural or artificial
flies[2] as bait, especially one who fishes exclusively in
that manner. -- Fly flap, an implement for killing
flies. -- Fly governor, a governor for regulating the
speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes
revolving in the air. -- Fly honeysuckle (Bot.), a plant
of the honeysuckle genus (Lonicera), having a bushy stem
and the flowers in pairs, as L. ciliata and {L.
Xylosteum}. -- Fly hook, a fishhook supplied with an
artificial fly. -- Fly leaf, an unprinted leaf at the
beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --
Fly maggot, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.
Fly net, a screen to exclude insects.
Fly nut (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger
nut.
Fly orchis (Bot.), a plant (Ophrys muscifera), whose
flowers resemble flies.
Fly paper, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that
feed upon or are entangled by it.
Fly powder, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.
Fly press, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,
operated by hand and having a heavy fly.
Fly rail, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged
leaf of a table.
Fly rod, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.
Fly sheet, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.
Fly snapper (Zool.), an American bird ({Phainopepla
nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male
is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.
Fly wheel (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to
equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by
its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to
accumulate or give out energy for a variable or
intermitting resistance. See Fly, n., 9.
On the fly (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a
batted ball caught before touching the ground..
[1913 Webster]Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. Orchises. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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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.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
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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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Herminium Minorchis
(gcide) | Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr.
Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See Mouse, and
cd. Abelmosk, Muscadel, Muscovy duck, Nutmeg.]
1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of
the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind
the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter
taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and
enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant
antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
various other animals, having a similar odor.
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2. (Zool.) The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
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3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat
similar.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
(b) A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum);
-- called also musky heron's-bill.
(c) A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
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Musk beaver (Zool.), muskrat (1).
Musk beetle (Zool.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia
moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of
attar of roses.
Musk cat. See Bondar.
Musk cattle (Zool.), musk oxen. See Musk ox (below).
Musk deer (Zool.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus
moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of
Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are
developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has
scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce
is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish
below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil
and napu.
Musk duck. (Zool.)
(a) The Muscovy duck.
(b) An Australian duck (Biziura lobata).
Musk lorikeet (Zool.), the Pacific lorikeet ({Glossopsitta
australis}) of Australia.
Musk mallow (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:
(a) A species of mallow (Malva moschata), the foliage of
which has a faint musky smell.
(b) An Asiatic shrub. See Abelmosk.
Musk orchis (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family
(Herminium Minorchis); -- so called from its peculiar
scent.
Musk ox (Zool.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant ({Ovibos
moschatus}), now existing only in America, but found
fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat
of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is
abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The
full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.
Musk parakeet. (Zool.) Same as Musk lorikeet (above).
Musk pear (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling
the Seckel pear.
Musk plant (Bot.), the Mimulus moschatus, a plant found
in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
strong musky odor.
Musk root (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong
odor, as that of the nard (Nardostachys Jatamansi) and
of a species of Angelica.
Musk rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa moschata),
having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.
Musk seed (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family
(Hibiscus moschatus), used in perfumery and in
flavoring. See Abelmosk.
Musk sheep (Zool.), the musk ox.
Musk shrew (Zool.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in
India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also
sondeli, and mondjourou.
Musk thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus
nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling
strongly of musk.
Musk tortoise, Musk turtle (Zool.), a small American
fresh-water tortoise (Armochelys odorata syn. {Ozotheca
odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called
also stinkpot.
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male orchis
(gcide) | male orchis \male orchis\ n.
A Eurasian orchid (Orchis mascula) with showy pink or
purple flowers in a loose spike.
Syn: early purple orchid, Orchis mascula.
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Musk orchis
(gcide) | Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr.
Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See Mouse, and
cd. Abelmosk, Muscadel, Muscovy duck, Nutmeg.]
1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of
the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind
the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter
taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and
enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant
antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
various other animals, having a similar odor.
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2. (Zool.) The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
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3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat
similar.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
(b) A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum);
-- called also musky heron's-bill.
(c) A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
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Musk beaver (Zool.), muskrat (1).
Musk beetle (Zool.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia
moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of
attar of roses.
Musk cat. See Bondar.
Musk cattle (Zool.), musk oxen. See Musk ox (below).
Musk deer (Zool.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus
moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of
Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are
developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has
scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce
is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish
below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil
and napu.
Musk duck. (Zool.)
(a) The Muscovy duck.
(b) An Australian duck (Biziura lobata).
Musk lorikeet (Zool.), the Pacific lorikeet ({Glossopsitta
australis}) of Australia.
Musk mallow (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:
(a) A species of mallow (Malva moschata), the foliage of
which has a faint musky smell.
(b) An Asiatic shrub. See Abelmosk.
Musk orchis (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family
(Herminium Minorchis); -- so called from its peculiar
scent.
Musk ox (Zool.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant ({Ovibos
moschatus}), now existing only in America, but found
fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat
of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is
abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The
full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.
Musk parakeet. (Zool.) Same as Musk lorikeet (above).
Musk pear (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling
the Seckel pear.
Musk plant (Bot.), the Mimulus moschatus, a plant found
in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
strong musky odor.
Musk root (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong
odor, as that of the nard (Nardostachys Jatamansi) and
of a species of Angelica.
Musk rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa moschata),
having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.
Musk seed (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family
(Hibiscus moschatus), used in perfumery and in
flavoring. See Abelmosk.
Musk sheep (Zool.), the musk ox.
Musk shrew (Zool.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in
India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also
sondeli, and mondjourou.
Musk thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus
nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling
strongly of musk.
Musk tortoise, Musk turtle (Zool.), a small American
fresh-water tortoise (Armochelys odorata syn. {Ozotheca
odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called
also stinkpot.
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Orchis
(gcide) | Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. Orchises. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
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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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Orchis mascula
(gcide) | Long \Long\, a. [Compar. Longer; superl. Longest.] [AS.
long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr,
Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125.
Cf. Length, Ling a fish, Linger, Lunge, Purloin.]
1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length;
protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to
short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
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2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a
considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series
of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a
long book.
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3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration;
lingering; as, long hours of watching.
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4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in
time; far away.
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The we may us reserve both fresh and strong
Against the tournament, which is not long.
--Spenser.
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5. Having a length of the specified measure; of a specified
length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that
is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
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6. Far-reaching; extensive. " Long views." --Burke.
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7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in
utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short,
a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30.
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8. (Finance & Com.) Having a supply of stocks or goods;
prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in
prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or
go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the
market, to hold products or securities for a rise in
price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to
short.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound
adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as,
long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned,
long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded,
etc.
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In the long run, in the whole course of things taken
together; in the ultimate result; eventually.
Long clam (Zool.), the common clam (Mya arenaria) of the
Northern United States and Canada; -- called also
soft-shell clam and long-neck clam. See Mya.
Long cloth, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.
Long clothes, clothes worn by a young infant, extending
below the feet.
Long division. (Math.) See Division.
Long dozen, one more than a dozen; thirteen.
Long home, the grave.
Long measure, Long meter. See under Measure, Meter.
Long Parliament (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which
assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell,
April 20, 1653.
Long price, the full retail price.
Long purple (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed
to be the Orchis mascula. --Dr. Prior.
Long suit
(a) (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally more
than three cards. --R. A. Proctor.
(b) One's most important resource or source of strength;
as, as an entertainer, her voice was her long suit.
Long tom.
(a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of
a vessel.
(b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western
U.S.]
(c) (Zool.) The long-tailed titmouse.
Long wall (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam
is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work
progresses, except where passages are needed.
Of long, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
To be long of the market, or To go long of the market,
To be on the long side of the market, etc. (Stock
Exchange), to hold stock for a rise in price, or to have a
contract under which one can demand stock on or before a
certain day at a stipulated price; -- opposed to short
in such phrases as, to be short of stock, to sell short,
etc. [Cant] See Short.
To have a long head, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
[1913 Webster]male orchis \male orchis\ n.
A Eurasian orchid (Orchis mascula) with showy pink or
purple flowers in a loose spike.
Syn: early purple orchid, Orchis mascula.
[WordNet 1.5]Standergrass \Stand"er*grass`\ (-gr[.a]s`), n. (Bot.)
A plant (Orchis mascula); -- called also standerwort, and
long purple. See Long purple, under Long.
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Orchis militaris
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Orchises
(gcide) | Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. Orchises. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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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.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
orchid.
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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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Parorchis
(gcide) | Parorchis \Pa*ror"chis\, n. [NL. See Para-, and Orchis.]
(Anat.)
The part of the epididymis, or the corresponding part of the
excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the
Wolffian body.
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Soldier orchis
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Spider orchis
(gcide) | Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin;
-- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G.
spinne, Sw. spindel. See Spin.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids
comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles
converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is
large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of
spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin
threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect
their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs
to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are
usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on
the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under
Araneina.
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Note: Spiders are divided into two principal groups: the
Dipneumona, having two lungs: and the Tetrapneumona,
having four lungs. See Mygale. The former group
includes several tribes; as, the jumping spiders (see
Saltigradae), the wolf spiders, or Citigradae (see
under Wolf), the crab spiders, or Laterigradae (see
under Crab), the garden, or geometric, spiders, or
Orbitellae (see under Geometrical, and Garden),
and others. See Bird spider, under Bird, {Grass
spider}, under Grass, House spider, under House,
Silk spider, under Silk.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of various other arachnids resembling the
true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red spider
(see under Red).
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3. An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil
in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used
over coals on the hearth.
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4. A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or
members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting
forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel
or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a
frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.
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Spider ant. (Zool.) Same as Solitary ant, under
Solitary.
Spider crab (Zool.), any one of numerous species of maioid
crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten long
legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the great
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira Kempferi), measuring
sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs when they
are extended.
Spider fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
parasitic dipterous insects of the family Hippoboscidae.
They are mostly destitute of wings, and live among the
feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also {bird
tick}, and bat tick.
Spider hunter (Zool.), any one of several species of East
Indian sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera.
Spider lines, filaments of a spider's web crossing the
field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for
determining the exact position of objects and making
delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines
on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.
Spider mite. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the
genus Argas and allied genera. See Argas.
(b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants.
Spider monkey (Zool.), any one of numerous species of South
American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having very long
legs and a long prehensile tail.
Spider orchis (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant
(Ophrys aranifera), having flowers which resemble
spiders.
Spider shell (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.
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anorchism
(wn) | anorchism
n 1: absence of one of both testes [syn: anorchism,
anorchidism, anorchia] |
butterfly orchis
(wn) | butterfly orchis
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green
flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, butterfly orchis, Epidendrum venosum,
Encyclia venosa]
2: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a
fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, butterfly orchis, Orchis papilionaceae] |
cryptorchism
(wn) | cryptorchism
n 1: failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as
the male fetus develops [syn: cryptorchidy,
cryptorchidism, cryptorchism] |
fen orchis
(wn) | fen orchis
n 1: small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and
Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green
racemose flowers [syn: fen orchid, fen orchis, {Liparis
loeselii}] |
fringed orchis
(wn) | fringed orchis
n 1: any of several summer-flowering American orchids
distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip [syn: {fringed
orchis}, fringed orchid] |
genus orchis
(wn) | genus Orchis
n 1: type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids
of the temperate the northern hemisphere |
green fringed orchis
(wn) | green fringed orchis
n 1: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a
greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated [syn: {ragged
orchid}, ragged orchis, ragged-fringed orchid, {green
fringed orchis}, Habenaria lacera] |
male orchis
(wn) | male orchis
n 1: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a
loose spike [syn: male orchis, early purple orchid,
Orchis mascula] |
monorchism
(wn) | monorchism
n 1: failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum [syn:
monorchism, monorchidism] |
orchis mascula
(wn) | Orchis mascula
n 1: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a
loose spike [syn: male orchis, early purple orchid,
Orchis mascula] |
orchis papilionaceae
(wn) | Orchis papilionaceae
n 1: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a
fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, butterfly orchis, Orchis papilionaceae] |
orchis spectabilis
(wn) | Orchis spectabilis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: showy orchis, purple orchis, {purple-hooded
orchis}, Orchis spectabilis] |
prairie white-fringed orchis
(wn) | prairie white-fringed orchis
n 1: orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States
having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white
flowers [syn: prairie orchid, {prairie white-fringed
orchis}, Habenaria leucophaea] |
purple fringeless orchis
(wn) | purple fringeless orchis
n 1: orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America
closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having
rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf
divisions [syn: purple fringeless orchid, {purple
fringeless orchis}, Habenaria peramoena] |
purple orchis
(wn) | purple orchis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: showy orchis, purple orchis, {purple-hooded
orchis}, Orchis spectabilis] |
purple-fringed orchis
(wn) | purple-fringed orchis
n 1: North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple
fringed flowers [syn: purple-fringed orchid, {purple-
fringed orchis}, Habenaria psycodes]
2: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with
larger paler flowers [syn: purple-fringed orchid, {purple-
fringed orchis}, Habenaria fimbriata] |
purple-hooded orchis
(wn) | purple-hooded orchis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: showy orchis, purple orchis, {purple-hooded
orchis}, Orchis spectabilis] |
ragged orchis
(wn) | ragged orchis
n 1: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a
greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated [syn: {ragged
orchid}, ragged orchis, ragged-fringed orchid, {green
fringed orchis}, Habenaria lacera] |
rein orchis
(wn) | rein orchis
n 1: any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped
lip [syn: rein orchid, rein orchis] |
showy orchis
(wn) | showy orchis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: showy orchis, purple orchis, {purple-hooded
orchis}, Orchis spectabilis] |
white fringed orchis
(wn) | white fringed orchis
n 1: bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure
white fringed flowers [syn: white fringed orchis, {white
fringed orchid}, Habenaria albiflora] |
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