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orchid
noun
Definition of
orchid noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
orchid
noun
ˈɔːkɪd
ˈɔːrkɪd
a plant with brightly coloured flowers of unusual shapes. There are many different types of
orchid
and some of them are very rare.