Orchis

See also: orchis

Translingual

Orchis pallens

Etymology

Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle, plant with tuber so shaped, in genus Orchis”)

Proper noun

Orchis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – the orchids.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Orchis militaris - type species; for other species see Orchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• 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.