orchid

名词 orchid:

1. any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
   同义词：orchidaceous plant

1. She wore a single orchid on her evening dress.
   她在晚礼服上缀著一朵兰花。
2. Many kinds of wild orchid are becoming rare.
   很多种野生兰越来越罕见了。
3. The wallpaper in our bedroom has a pattern of orchids.
   我们卧室的壁纸是兰花图案的。

or.chid

n.（名词）

A member of the orchid family.
兰：兰科的一种植物
The flower of any of these plants, especially one cultivated for ornament.
兰花：此科植物中的花，尤指为装饰而培植的
Color A pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple.
【色彩】 兰花色：由淡紫到深紫色，由略灰的紫色到深粉紫色甚至到红紫色

来源：
From New Latin Orchideae [family name]
源自 现代拉丁语 Orchideae [兰科名称]
from Latin orchis
源自 拉丁语 orchis
from Greek orkhis [testicle, orchid (from the slope of its root)]
源自 希腊语 orkhis [睾丸，兰花（由它的根的坡度而来）]

【引伸】
or.chid
adj.（形容词）