Orchis

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Translingual

Orchis pallens

Etymology

Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, testicle, plant with tuber so shaped, in genus Orchis)

Proper noun

Orchis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – the orchids.

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