English dictionary

orchis

/'/oU/rk/I/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

noun.body

Synonyms ball ballock bollock egg nut testicle testis

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <u>Orchidaceous</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913