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Definition of Orchises
1. orchis [n] - See also: orchis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orchises
Literary usage of Orchises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Prose and Verse from Beowulf to Stevenson by Henry Spackman Pancoast (1915)
"... the lower world. descried The coronals' of that forgotten time; High tower'd
the spikes of purple orchises, Hath since our day put by лв Down each green ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1878)
"Satyrion is one of the orchises, Satyrium nigrum. Barba Jovis, Jupiter's Beard,
is the common Houseleek, ..."
3. A Diary of a Journey to the East: In the Autumn of 1854 by William Beamont (1856)
"... willows, bulrushes, orchises, and other flowering plants, formed a rich fringe
on the borders of the lake, which extends in length about fifteen miles, ..."
4. Bog-trotting for Orchids by Grace Greylock Niles (1904)
"Species of Habenaria are called False orchises, while species of Orchis are ...
There are but three True orchises found on the continent north of Mexico, ..."
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