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(1):

(n.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for their showy flowers. See Orchidaceous.

(2):

(n.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Orchis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/orchis.html. 1828.
 
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