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Meaning of 'orchis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Orchis [ 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.
- Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.

Meaning of 'orchis' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . orchis [ n]
Meaning (1):
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Example in sentence:
  • she kicked him in the balls and got away

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orc orcadian orcein orchal orchanet orchard orcharding orchardist orchel orchesography

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