Orchis
[awr-kis] /ˈɔr kɪs/
noun
1.
any orchid.
2.
any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers.
3.
.
/ˈɔːkɪs/
noun
1.
any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus Orchis, having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers
2.
any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus Habenaria, such as the fringed orchis
orchis or·chis (ôr’kĭs)
n.
See testis.
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