orchid

(also orchis / 5R:kIs; `RrkIs/) n 1 plant, usu with flowers of unusual shapes and brilliant colours, having one petal larger than the other two 兰科植物: Many kinds of wild orchid are becoming rare. 很多种野生兰越来越罕见了. 2 one of these flowers (usu expensive to buy) 兰花: She wore a single orchid on her evening dress. 她在晚礼服上缀著一朵兰花.

orange-blossom, orange-coloured, orangeade, orate, oration, orator, oratorical, oratorio, oratory, orb, orbit, orbital, orch, orchard, orchestra, orchestra pit, orchestra stalls (US orchestra), orchestral, orchestrate, orchestration, ordain, ordeal, order, order-book, order-form, order-paper, ordered, ordering, orderliness, orderly, ordinal, ordinance, ordinarily, ordinary, ordinary level (also O level), ordinary seaman, ordination, ordnance, Ordnance Survey, ordure,