A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. / A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.

(colour) having a light purple colour.

plural of orchid

orchidaceous

Alternative form of orchitis

plural of orchis

a type of orchid; a lady's slipper

Any of several small orchids of the genus Habenaria that grow in peaty wet ground. / A small orchid, Hammarbya paludosa that grows in bogs in temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

The species Orchis anthropophora; / Certain other species formerly of the genus Aceras.

plural of orchid bee