orchid
Plural: orchids
Noun
- A flowering plant known for its complex and often colorful blooms.
- any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
- A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
- A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
Adj
- Having a light purple colour.
Examples
- Her play of ORCHID, using all seven tiles, was as beautiful and rare as the flower itself.
Origin / Etymology
From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) (ostensibly from the shape of the roots). Supplanted Middle English ballokwort (literally “testicle plant”).
Synonyms
orchidaceous plant, orchidea
Scrabble Score: 12
orchid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordorchid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
orchid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
orchid: valid Words With Friends Word