Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceæ) ofendogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They aremostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in asingle column, and normally three petals and three sepals, alladherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, oftenresembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) beingunlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpectedappearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, butseveral thousand in the tropics.

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Derived from the orchid flower, pertaining to its beautiful and boastful appearance.

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