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orchid family

or·chid fam·i·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-kid fam-uh-lee, fam-lee]
    • /ˈɔr kɪd ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-kid fam-uh-lee, fam-lee]
    • /ˈɔr kɪd ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li/

Definition of orchid family words

  • noun orchid family the plant family Orchidaceae, characterized by terrestrial or epiphytic herbaceous plants having simple, parallel-veined, usually alternate leaves, complex and often large and showy flowers pollinated primarily by insects, and fruit in the form of a capsule containing numerous minute seeds, and including calypso, fringed orchis, lady's-slipper, pogonia, rattlesnake plantain, vanilla, as well as numerous tropical orchids such as those of the genera Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda. 1

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orchid family popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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