Orchidaceous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Orchidaceous is an adjective meaning (botany) Of or pertaining to orchids.
Meaning
(botany) Of or pertaining to orchids.
More Meanings
- Exotic in a rare, mysterious, alluring, or sensual way.
Example Sentences
In keeping with the orchidaceous theme of the wedding, the decorator draped the walls with lavenders and pinks.
These stories were variously received. […] J. D. found them “charged with Corvonian idiosyncrasy, a jumble-jargon composed of modern slang, old English, Latin, Italian and Greek,” adding: “The Corvo vocabulary is orchidaceous.”
Synonyms for orchidaceous
Depending on context, synonyms include orchidean, orchideous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orchidological, orchitic, botanic, aroideous, irideous, oophoric.
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