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orchidea

noun

Etymology

From Italian Orchidea, from orchidea (“orchid”).

  1. borrowed from Orchideae

Definitions

  1. Synonym of orchid.

    • The old trees were decorated with beautiful orchideas*, yellow bannisterias, blue-flowered bignonias, peperomias, arums, and pothoses.[…]* Cymbidium violaceum, habenaria angustifolia, &c.
    • Cœlogyne elata.—An orchidea from Nepal, with whitish flowers, but not particularly handsome.

  2. A female given name from Italian [in turn from Latin], of rare usage.

    • Miss Orchidea M. Battiston, daughter of John Battiston of 282 Wallabout St., will be married to Cadet Anthony A. Fiorenza, also of Brooklyn, on Palm Sunday.
    • “Bzzmm…Dr. Leigh, I am Aster and this, is my sister Orchidea,” one of the Magi girls introduced and the girls both spread their wings with respectful grace.
    • “You’ve kept me waiting, Jonas,” a woman complained in a low, husky voice. Jonas couldn’t suppress a smirk as he replied, “Please forgive me, Lady Orchidea.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA