orchid
/ˈɔː.kɪd/US/ˈɔɹ.kɪd/
orchid noun: a plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
Noun
orchid (plural orchids)
Adjective
orchid (not comparable)
orchid meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
orchid in Hindi
- plant
- ऑर्किड ŏrkiḍ
orchid in Tamil
- பகட்டுநிற மலர்
orchid in Marathi
- ऑर्किड
orchid in Urdu
- آرکڈ, آرچڈ
More languagesFewer languages
- orchid in Bengali
- একটি সুন্দর ফুলের উদ্ভিদ
- orchid in Telugu
- ఆర్కిడ్, ఆర్చిడ్
- orchid in Malayalam
- ഓർക്കിഡ്, ആർക്കിഡ്
- orchid in Kannada
- ಸೀತಾಳಿ, ಸೀತಾಳ, ಸೀತೆಹೂವಿನ ಗಿಡ
- orchid in Punjabi
- ਆਰਕਿਡ, ਓਰਕਿਡ, ਆਰਚਿਡ
- orchid in Gujarati
- ઓર્કિડ, ઑર્કિડ, ઓર્કીડ
- orchid in Odia
- ଅର୍କିଡ୍, ଅର୍କିଡ, ଅର୍କିଡ଼
- orchid in Nepali
- अर्किड, ओर्किड, आर्किड
- orchid in Tagalog
- dapo, orkid, orkidyas
- orchid in Arabic
- أُورْكِيد ʔūrkīd, سَحْلَب saḥlab
- orchid in Malay
- anggerik, orkid
- orchid in Indonesian
- anggrek, bunga anggrek
- orchid in Thai
- กล้วยไม้ glûai-máai
- orchid in Vietnamese
- phong lan, lan
- orchid in Myanmar
- သစ်ခွ sachkwa.
Examples of orchid in a sentence
- He has been keeping orchids since retiring.
- The farmer specialized in the propagation of rare orchids.
- She was a devoted cultivator of roses and orchids.
Synonyms of orchid
Forms of orchid
| plural | orchids |
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Origin of orchid
From 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”).
Words formed from orchid
- ant orchid
- bee orchid
- bird's-nest orchid
- blue orchid
- boat orchid
- bog orchid
- Brazilian orchid tree
- bucket orchid
- butterfly orchid
- Christmas orchid
- comet orchid
- common spotted orchid
- cup orchid
- donkey orchid
- dove orchid
- duck orchid
- early-purple orchid
- fly orchid
- fragrant orchid
- fringed orchid
- frog orchid
- ghost orchid
- heath spotted orchid
- helmet orchid
- Hooker's bog orchid
- Hooker's orchid
- hyacinth orchid
- leek orchid
- leopard orchid
- macroorchidism
- man orchid
- monkey orchid
- monorchid
- moth orchid
- musk orchid
- naked man orchid
- odontoglossum
- orchidaceous
- orchidarium
- orchid bee
- orchidectomy
- orchidelirium
- orchideous
- orchidist
- orchidlike
- orchidologist
- orchidology
- orchidomania
- orchidomaniac
- orchidopexy
- orchidophile
- orchid tree
- orchiopexy
- orchis
- pansy orchid
- phantom orchid
- polyorchid
- polyorchidism
- poor man's orchid
- scented orchid
Phrases with orchid
Questions about orchid
- What does orchid mean?
- Orchid means a plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
- What is orchid in Hindi?
- Orchid in Hindi is ऑर्किड (ŏrkiḍ). See Orchid meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is orchid?
- Orchid can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce orchid?
- Orchid is pronounced /ˈɔː.kɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of orchid?
- The plural of orchid is orchids.
Words near orchid in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: orchid (page history and authors); orchid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orchid (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orchid (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orchid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orchid (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orchid (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orchid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orchid (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orchid (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orchid (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orchid (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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