Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
orchidaceous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Same as
orchidaceous .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
orchidaceous
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Examples
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An arborescent fern was found by Forster in New Zealand in 46°, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.
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An arborescent fern was found by Forster in New Zealand in 46°, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.
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I here found a beautiful orchideous plant, with the habit of
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SALEP is the prepared and dried roots of several orchideous plants, and is sometimes sold in the state of powder.
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The fruit of this orchideous plant is entirely neglected in the province of Caracas, though abundant crops of it might be gathered on the humid coast between Porto Cabello and Ocumare, especially at
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Forster in New Zealand in 46 degrees, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.
The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 Jim Tinsley
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Forster in New Zealand in 46 degrees, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.
The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 Jim Tinsley
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An arborescent fern was found by Forster in New Zealand in 46°, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.
Chapter XI 1909
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Its nest, he says, is formed of moss at some height from the ground, supported on clusters of orchideous plants.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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The Spaniards, in general, dislike a mixture of vanilla with the cacao, as irritating the nervous system; the fruit, therefore, of that orchideous plant is entirely neglected in the province of Caracas, though abundant crops of it might be gathered on the moist and feverish coast between
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