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or·chid
/ ˈôrkid/
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n.
a plant (family Orchidaceae ) with complex flowers that are typically showy or bizarrely shaped, having a large specialized lip (labellum) and frequently a spur. Orchids occur worldwide, esp. as epiphytes in tropical forests, and are valuable hothouse plants.
DERIVATIVES:
or·chid·ist
/ -ist/ n.
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Orchids: 'Anyone can grow them'
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/10/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...She began growing orchids five years ago. An orchid society member invited...phalaenopsis (or moth orchid) and cattleya...you can buy good orchids at hardware and grocery...frown when they see orchids," he says. "An orchid usually brings a...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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ORCHID ALLURE; EXOTIC PLANTS CAPTIVATE WITH ENTICING BLOSSOMS.(CNY)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...it's good to see orchids becoming more accessible...For many years, orchid growing was considered...by the AOS. Other orchids and orchid equipment will be...house and match the orchid to those conditions," he says. Orchids generally need what...
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AMAZING ORCHIDS.
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...sickness." The American Orchid Society puts it this way: "Orchids are like salted peanuts...getting interested in orchids," Easton says. Today's new orchid fanciers fall into...they leave their orchids at an orchid greenhouse to be coddled...
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Orchids splash color indoors
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/21/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...classically showy, fragrant orchid of prom nights. Phalaenopsis and paphiopedilum orchids -- their common names are the moth orchid and the lady's-slipper...order sources for orchids and supplies, tip sheets on orchid culture and a list of...
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 "Gurnee Review (IL)")
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Orchestrating orchids
Newspaper article from: Gurnee Review (IL); 4/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Some lady slipper orchids are native to Illinois...prairie white-fringed orchid, endangered in Illinois...century advancements in orchid cultivation techniques...available. Since orchids have both male and...varieties, joined an orchid club and started...the skills to grow orchids. ...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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Orchids bring out passion in growers
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 2/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the hundreds of orchids on display during the Batavia Orchid Society's show...annual Batavia Orchid Society show at...Charles. "Orchids are addicting...about an obsessive orchid breeder, into...you're into orchids, it's an intriguing...
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 "Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)")
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Orchids everywhere; Tower Hill show explores flower's diversity.(PEOPLE)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 10/26/2007; 700+ words
; ...Tropical Hawaii, 5 native orchids; chilly, wintry Massachusetts, 50, according to orchid expert Philip E. Keenan, author of "Wild Orchids Across America." Take...as the Massachusetts Orchid Society struts its stuff. Hundreds of blooming orchids will be on view today...
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Orchid Receives First Approval to Use SNP Technology as Primary Markers for Paternity Testing.
PR Newswire; 5/7/2003; 700+ words
; Orchid BioSciences, Inc. today announced that it is the first...polymorphisms (SNPs) as stand-alone genetic markers in its Orchid GeneScreen paternity testing operations. Orchid is replacing conventional short tandem repeat, or STR techniques...
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Orchid growers blossom at annual show
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 3/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...holds its annual Orchid Show March 21 and...Shadyside. Thousands of orchids will be in full bloom...She joined the orchid society that year and learned how to grow orchids properly. While...chairs for the orchid show, and both have hundreds of orchids growing in their...
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Orchid shows brighten up winter's last gray days
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...demonstrations by orchid experts, and sales of thousands of orchids and related items...San Diego County Orchid Society Show, Around the World with Orchids, March 13-15...Illinois Orchid Society Show, Orchids in the Mist, March...
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Orchid Family (Orchidaeceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Orchid Family (Orchidaeceae...The many species of orchids comprise one of the...the loveliness of orchid flowers. Almost all orchids are perennial (or...copulate with the orchid flowers. Almost all species of orchids develop a mutualistic...
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orchid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Species The expensive orchid of the florists...other cultivated orchids are several of the terrestrial rein orchids (genus Habenaria...States by the greenfly orchid; and Odontoglossum...variegated. Many orchids are now propagated...center for commercial orchid culture. A species...
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orchids
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
orchids See ORCHIDACEAE .
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poor-man's-orchid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
poor-man's-orchid see butterfly flower .
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Orchidaceae
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...pheromones . These orchids manage to fool male...pollination. Only one orchid species, Vanilla...is not the only orchid of economic value...and cultivation of orchids by hobbyists. Ancient texts indicate that orchids have been cultivated...Today, the American Orchid Society alone ...
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