Orchids
['ɔrkɪd]
Examples
- In other orchids the threads cohere at one end of the pollen-masses; and this forms the first or nascent trace of a caudicle. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In the vegetable kingdom Mr. Mivart only alludes to two cases, namely the structure of the flowers of orchids, and the movements of climbing plants. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- On the piano stood a large basket of orchids which Mr. van der Luyden had had sent from Skuytercliff. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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