Front | orchidaceous \or-kuh-DAY-shuss\ |
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Back | adjective 1. Of or relating to orchids. 2. Showy, ostentatious. [From New Latin Orchidaceae (orchid family name), from Latin orchis (orchid), from Greek orkhis (testicle, orchid, from the shape of its tubers). Earliest documented use: 1838.] "Arlene Dahl was and remains a real doll. The orchidaceous leading lady was one of the most beautiful women to ever grace MGM musicals." |
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