Definition of Orchid Family in English :

Define Orchid Family in English

Orchid Family meaning in English

Meaning of Orchid Family in English

Pronunciation of Orchid Family in English

Orchid Family pronunciation in English

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Orchid Family

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Noun

1. family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae

enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Orchid Family

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n.
A large family of epiphytic or terrestrial perennial plants, the Orchidaceae, found chiefly in the tropics and subtropics and characterized by bilaterally symmetrical, showy flowers often highly specialized to attract pollinators, and minute seeds.

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