orchid
English
/ˈɔː.kɪd/, /ˈɔɹ.kɪd/
noun
Definitions
- A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
- A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mul, ll, orchis derived from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (testicle, orchid, ovary).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὄρχις
Gloss
testicle, orchid, ovary
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- macroorchidism English
- maniac English
- orchialgia English
- orchidaceous English
- orchidarium English
- orchidectomy English
- orchidist English
- orchidlike English
- orchidological English
- orchidologist English
- orchidology English
- orchidomania English
- orchidomaniac English
- orchidophile English
- orchids English
- orchiectomy English
- orchis English
- orchitis English
- Orchideae Latin
- mul, ll Latin
- orchis Latin
- anorchidia Italian
- anorchismo Italian
- orchi- Italian
- orchidectomie French
- орхидея Russian
- orquiectomía Spanish, Castilian
- ὄρχις Ancient Greek
- *h₃erǵʰi- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₄órǵʰis- Proto-Indo-European
- orkidé Norwegian Bokmål
- orkidé Norwegian Nynorsk
- orquídia Catalan, Valencian
- όρχις Greek (modern)
- Orchideae Translingual
- ὀρχίδιον gkm