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orchidean

orchidean adjective: orchidaceous.

Adjective

orchidean (not comparable)

  1. orchidaceous
    • orchidean order
  2. (figuratively) orchidaceous

Origin of orchidean

From Orchideae + -an.

Questions about orchidean

What does orchidean mean?
Orchidean means orchidaceous.
What part of speech is orchidean?
Orchidean is an adjective.

Words near orchidean in the dictionary

  1. orchidalgia
  2. orchidaria
  3. orchidarium
  4. orchidariums
  5. orchidea
  6. orchidean
  7. orchideas
  8. orchidectomies
  9. orchidectomise
  10. orchidectomised
  11. orchidectomist

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