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Or"chis (?), prop. n.; pl. Orchises (#). [L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for their showy flowers. See Orchidaceous.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.
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&hand_; The common names, such as bee orchis, fly orchis, butterfly orchis, etc., allude to the peculiar form of the flower.
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