ALL meanings of orchis
or·chis
O o - noun orchis any orchid. 1
- noun orchis any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers. 1
- noun orchis fringed orchis. 1
- noun orchis An orchid of (or formerly of) a genus native to north temperate regions, characterized by a tuberous root and an erect fleshy stem bearing a spike of typically purple or pinkish flowers. 1
- noun orchis any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus Orchis, having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers 0
- noun orchis any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus Habenaria, such as the fringed orchis 0
- noun orchis an orchid; specif., any of a genus (Orchis) with small purplish or white flowers growing in spikes 0