orchidean

English edit

Etymology edit

From Orchideae +‎ -an.^[1]

Adjective edit

orchidean (not comparable)

(botany) orchidaceous
orchidean order
(figurative) orchidaceous

References edit

“orchidean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

^ “orchidean, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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