Orchis

Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This genus gets its name from the Greek όρχις orchis, meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.This genus occurs mainly in Europe, NW Africa, and it stretches as far Tibet, Mongolia, China and Japan.These terrestrial orchids have tubers instead of pseudobulbs. They are extremely diverse in appearance. They produce an erect stem. The inflorescence is a cylindrical to globular spike 5 - 15 cm long with yellow, red to purple flowers. They start flowering at the base, slowly progressing upwards, except the Monkey orchid (Orchis simia) that flowers in reverse order.
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Noun
1. any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
(hypernym) orchid, orchidaceous plant
(hyponym) male orchis, early purple orchid, Orchis mascula
(member-holonym) genus Orchis
2. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
(synonym) testis, testicle, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
(hypernym) male reproductive gland
(hyponym) cobblers
(part-holonym) male reproductive system
(part-meronym) testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis

n. orchis

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

(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.
  

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