orchid

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[edit] English

Twin orchids.jpg

[edit] Etymology

From Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis, “orchid, testicle”)

[edit] Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˈɔrkɪd/

[edit] Noun

orchid (plural orchids)

a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
(colour) a light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.

orchid colour:

[edit] Translations

plant

Afrikaans: orgidee (af) f.
Albanian: orkide (sq)
Armenian: խոլորձ (hy) (xolorj)
Burmese: သစ်ခွ (my) (thi'-khwa.)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 蘭花 (zh), 兰花 (zh) (lánhuā)

Min Nan: 蘭花 (lân-hue)
Dutch: orchidee (nl) f.
Finnish: orkidea (fi), kämmekkä (fi)
French: orchidée (fr) f.
German: Orchidee (de) f., Knabenkraut (de) n.
Greek: ορχιδέα (el) (orchidéa) f.
Hebrew: סחלב (sachlav)
Indonesian: anggrek / bunga anggrek
Italian: orchidea (it) f.
Japanese: 蘭 (ja) (らん, ran), 蘭の花 (ja) (らんのはな, ran-no-hana)

Korean: 난초 (ko) (nancho) (蘭草 (ko))
Lithuanian: orchidėja (lt) f.
Macedonian: орхидеја (mk) (orhidéja) f.
Polish: orchidea (pl) f., storczyk (pl) m.
Portuguese: orquídea (pt) f.
Romanian: orhidee (ro) f.
Russian: орхидея (ru) (orxidéja) f.
Serbian: orhideja f., kaćun m.
Slovene: orhideja (sl) f.
Spanish: orquídea (es) f.
Thai: กล้วยไม้ (th) (kluaymai)
Turkish: orkide (tr)
Vietnamese: phong lan (vi), cây lan (vi)
Volapük: lorkid (vo), rogid (vo)
Welsh: tegeirian (cy)

colour

[edit] Adjective

orchid (not comparable)

(colour) having a light purple colour.

[edit] Translations

colour

Dutch: lichtpaars
Spanish: orquídea (es)

Vietnamese: cây lan (vi)

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[edit] See also

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