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orchis n. 兰花 兰花 orchis n 1: any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes 2: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; " she kicked him in the balls and got away" [ synonym: { testis}, { testicle}, { orchis}, { ball}, { ballock}, { bollock}, { nut}, { egg}] Orchis \ Or" chis\, prop. n.; pl. { Orchises}. [ L., fr. Gr. ? a testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Bot.) 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 { Orchidaceous}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The common names, such as { bee orchis}, { fly orchis}, { butterfly orchis}, etc., allude to the peculiar form of the flower. [ 1913 Webster]
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