Orchis
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See also: orchis
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Orchis_pallens_plant.jpg/220px-Orchis_pallens_plant.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle, plant with tuber so shaped, in genus Orchis”)
Proper noun
[edit]Orchis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – the orchids.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae - subfamily; Orchideae - tribe; Orchidinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Orchis militaris - type species; for other species see
Orchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
[edit]Orchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Orchis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Orchis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Orchis at USDA Plants database
- Orchis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.