Orchis

See also: orchis

Translingual

Orchis pallens

Etymology

Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle, plant with tuber so shaped, in genus Orchis”)

Proper noun

Orchis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – the orchids.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Orchidaceae - family; Orchidoideae - subfamily; Orchideae - tribe; Orchidinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Orchis militaris - type species; for other species see Orchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

Orchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Orchis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Orchis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Orchis at USDA Plants database
Orchis on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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