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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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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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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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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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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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ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/7/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...inch Sobralias orchids of South America. Orchid colors run wild...extraordinary leaps in orchid propagation in...possible the numerous orchids that are exact...secret" of growing orchids is selection. Select the appropriate orchid for the conditions...
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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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Orchids' popularity soars: Exotic flower moves into No. 2 spot, behind poinsettias
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 7/20/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...different types of orchids, the Phalaenopsis orchid is becoming increasingly...and rare wild orchids are highly valued. "The Orchid Thief," a book...obsession. Some orchid collectors are willing...steal or hunt rare orchids anywhere in the...
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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 fever
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 4/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...is derived from the orchid?) Faridah also finds that orchids are a good flagship...a type of Slipper orchid which is the group of orchids she is currently focusing...first to use AFLPs on orchids. In Asia, very little orchid research is currently...
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Orchids for the people
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/18/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...pounds, making today's orchids seem cheap by comparison. The orchid family (Orchidaceae...a special variety of orchid bulbs. Orchids are the second-largest...another generation of bee orchids. The lady's slipper orchid has a special hinged...
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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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Bernard, Noël
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...than twenty different orchid species three new species...inoculated previously sterile orchid seeds with the fungus...germination in hothouses of orchids, until that time a very...without infection if the orchid were placed in a medium...with the germination of orchids that normally ...
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